Full Text of HR0359 102nd General Assembly
HR0359 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Under Article IV, Section 3 of the Illinois | 3 | | Constitution of 1970, in the year following each federal | 4 | | decennial census year, the General Assembly by law shall | 5 | | redistrict the Legislative Districts and the Representative | 6 | | Districts by June 30; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau failed to deliver | 8 | | the 2020 Census Public Law 94-171 population data to the | 9 | | States, including Illinois, by March 31, 2021 as required by | 10 | | the federal Census Act; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau, on February 12, | 12 | | 2021, announced it would not release the 2020 Census Public | 13 | | Law 94-171 population data to the States, including Illinois, | 14 | | until approximately September 30, 2021; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, On April 26, 2021, the United States Census | 16 | | Bureau released the 2020 Census apportionment data, which | 17 | | showed that the total resident population of Illinois as of | 18 | | April 1, 2020 was 12,812,508 according to the 2020 Census, a | 19 | | decrease of more than 18,000 people, or 0.14%, from the 2010 | 20 | | Census; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, In addition to the decennial census, the United |
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| 1 | | States Census Bureau conducts the American Community Survey, a | 2 | | nationwide, continuous survey that includes detailed questions | 3 | | about population and housing characteristics, and publishes | 4 | | the data on a 1-year and 5-year basis; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, State and federal courts across the country, | 6 | | including the United States District Court for the Northern | 7 | | District of Illinois, have recognized the American Community | 8 | | Survey 5-year data as a reliable population measure related to | 9 | | redistricting, particularly for compliance with the federal | 10 | | Voting Rights Act; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The total resident population of Illinois | 12 | | according to the 2015-2019 American Community Survey data was | 13 | | 12,770,577, which is approximately 0.3% less than the total | 14 | | resident population from the 2020 Census; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The 2015-2019 American Community Survey data | 16 | | represents the most accurate, recent low-level population data | 17 | | available to the Illinois public in the spring of 2021; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly conducted 50 | 19 | | hearings on redistricting, resulting in hundreds of | 20 | | testimonials from the public; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, House staff reached out to more than 2,000 |
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| 1 | | community groups, local leaders, and stakeholders in advance | 2 | | of these hearings; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, At those hearings, the Illinois General Assembly | 4 | | heard from experts in the area of redistricting, considered | 5 | | comments from public officials and members of the general | 6 | | public, and received proposals submitted by members of the | 7 | | public and stakeholder groups; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, The 2011 General Assembly Redistricting Plan has | 9 | | been a model for the nation, resulting in about a third of the | 10 | | members in the General Assembly being African American, | 11 | | Hispanic, or Asian, which reflects the minority citizen | 12 | | voting-age population in the State; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has drafted a plan | 14 | | for redistricting the Legislative Districts and the | 15 | | Representative Districts (the "2021 General Assembly | 16 | | Redistricting Plan"); therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | in establishing boundaries for Illinois Legislative and | 20 | | Representative Districts ("Districts"), the following | 21 | | redistricting principles were taken into account: | 22 | | (i) each of the Districts contained in the 2021 |
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| 1 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be | 2 | | substantially equal in population; | 3 | | (ii) each of the Districts contained in the 2021 | 4 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be | 5 | | consistent with the United States Constitution; | 6 | | (iii) each of the Districts contained in the 2021 | 7 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be | 8 | | consistent with the federal Voting Rights Act, where | 9 | | applicable; | 10 | | (iv) each of the Districts contained in the 2021 | 11 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be | 12 | | compact and contiguous, as required by the Illinois | 13 | | Constitution; | 14 | | (v) each of the Districts contained in the 2021 | 15 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be | 16 | | consistent with the Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011, | 17 | | where applicable; and | 18 | | (vi) each of the Districts contained in the 2021 | 19 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn taking into | 20 | | account the partisan composition of the District and of | 21 | | the Plan itself; and be it further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That in addition to the foregoing redistricting | 23 | | principles, each of the Districts contained in the 2021 | 24 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to reflect a | 25 | | balance of the following redistricting principles: the |
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| 1 | | preservation of the core or boundaries of the existing | 2 | | Districts; the preservation of communities of interest; | 3 | | respect for county, township, municipal, ward, and other | 4 | | political subdivision boundaries; the maintenance of | 5 | | incumbent-constituent relationships and tracking of population | 6 | | migration; proposals or other input submitted by members of | 7 | | the public and stakeholder groups; public hearing testimony; | 8 | | other incumbent requests; respect for geographic features and | 9 | | natural or logical boundaries; and other redistricting | 10 | | principles recognized by state and federal court decisions; | 11 | | and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That the House used the 2015-2019 American | 13 | | Community Survey data, election data, and public input to | 14 | | establish the boundaries for the 2021 General Assembly | 15 | | Redistricting Plan; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That the House hereby adopts and incorporates by | 17 | | reference all information received by the House Redistricting | 18 | | Committee or the Senate Redistricting Committee that was | 19 | | submitted by the general public and stakeholders in person or | 20 | | remotely at the hearings; by e-mail; by U.S. mail; by | 21 | | facsimile; or via the public portal on the House and Senate | 22 | | Democratic redistricting websites; and be it further | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the House further adopts and incorporates |
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| 1 | | by reference transcripts of proceedings for all of the | 2 | | redistricting hearings conducted by either the House or Senate | 3 | | or both; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Representative Districts proposed in | 5 | | the 2021 General Assembly Redistricting Plan are substantially | 6 | | equal in population, with the largest deviation being 0.37%, | 7 | | or 398 people, under the target population; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Representative Districts proposed in | 9 | | the 2021 General Assembly Redistricting Plan are as compact | 10 | | overall as the existing Representative Districts adopted in | 11 | | 2011; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Representative Districts proposed in | 13 | | the 2021 General Assembly Redistricting Plan are contiguous; | 14 | | and be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the following summary describes the general | 16 | | characteristics of each Representative District and makes | 17 | | reference to some but not all of the redistricting principles | 18 | | that were considered in drawing that District. The term | 19 | | "proposed RD", followed by a number, will refer to the | 20 | | Representative District proposed in the 2021 General Assembly | 21 | | Redistricting Plan, and the term "current RD", followed by a | 22 | | number, will refer to the Representative District under the |
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| 1 | | current, existing plan adopted in 2011: | 2 | | Cook County and Chicago: Over the past decade, suburban | 3 | | Cook County lost population, mostly in the western and | 4 | | southern suburbs. Whereas the population in the City of | 5 | | Chicago has remained steady, mostly due to population gains in | 6 | | the city center and the northern areas. As a result, the City | 7 | | of Chicago continues to have the same number of | 8 | | representatives, but the district lines are altered to address | 9 | | rapidly changing areas with dense population and those areas | 10 | | that suffered population losses. The changing populations, | 11 | | demographics, and migration of residents within Cook County | 12 | | and the Collar Counties requires adjustments to the current | 13 | | map. These districts were drawn using the articulated | 14 | | redistricting principles, with emphasis on ensuring equal | 15 | | population, preserving the core of the current districts if | 16 | | possible, and political considerations to maximize the | 17 | | political power of the areas that traditionally elect members | 18 | | of the Democratic party. | 19 | | Chicago Lakefront: Representative Districts 5, 6, 25, and | 20 | | 26 represent the area most notably along or near Lake Michigan | 21 | | areas. These districts collectively had significant population | 22 | | growth and as a result the boundaries have been altered to | 23 | | accommodate the growing population, shifts in the other | 24 | | districts, and for political purposes. These districts have | 25 | | numerous communities of interest, including concerns about | 26 | | maintenance of the beaches and lakefront, pollution control, |
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| 1 | | and maintaining the urban lifestyle of the communities. These | 2 | | districts have majority Black population, with small but | 3 | | growing Hispanic and Asian populations. The communities in | 4 | | these districts tend to pool their political power and | 5 | | traditionally elect members of the Democratic party. | 6 | | Representative District 5 had population growth and needed | 7 | | to reduce population by nearly 3,000. The proposed district | 8 | | maintains a significant majority of the current district and | 9 | | includes 85.37% of the current district's population. The | 10 | | district includes cultural, economic, racial and ethnic | 11 | | communities of interest as it stretches in a corridor from the | 12 | | Near North Side to the Loop, Near South Side, Douglas, Grand | 13 | | Boulevard, Washington Park, Woodlawn, and Greater Grand | 14 | | Crossing. Like the current district, the proposed district | 15 | | maintains its high transit availability according to the | 16 | | Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). It includes | 17 | | numerous higher education institutions, including Columbia | 18 | | College, Roosevelt University, and the Moody Bible Institute, | 19 | | and DePaul University's Wintrust Arena, and provide ample | 20 | | transit for other institutions of higher education that are | 21 | | within one mile, including the Illinois Institute of | 22 | | Technology, VanderCook College of Music, Illinois College of | 23 | | Optometry, and the University of Chicago. It also includes | 24 | | some of the most prominent art and cultural attractions, | 25 | | including The Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of | 26 | | Contemporary Photography, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and |
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| 1 | | Cloud Gate, popularly known as "The Bean". Despite being a | 2 | | highly urban district, proposed RD 5 contains a large amount | 3 | | of green, open, or recreational space. It also contains Mercy | 4 | | Hospital and Medical Center and Jackson Park Hospital, both | 5 | | safety net hospitals serving as a vital source of care for | 6 | | low-income and uninsured Illinoisans. | 7 | | There is a slight increase in the partisan composition of | 8 | | the district. The proposed district has a total population of | 9 | | 108,587, with an African American citizen voting-age | 10 | | population of 51.7%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population | 11 | | of 4.6%, and an Asian citizen voting-age population of 6.5%. | 12 | | Representative District 6 had slight population loss and | 13 | | needs to gain more than 300. The district is substantially the | 14 | | same as the current RD 6, maintaining 84.15% of the core | 15 | | population. Proposed RD 6, like current RD 6, is an urban | 16 | | district with cultural, economic, and ethnic diversity that | 17 | | stretches in a corridor from the Near North Side to the Loop, | 18 | | Near South Side, Douglas, Armour Square, New City, Gage Park, | 19 | | Chicago Lawn, West Englewood, Englewood, and Greater Grand | 20 | | Crossing. The proposed district continues to include the many | 21 | | high education opportunities and cultural institutions, | 22 | | including Illinois Institute of Technology, the Illinois | 23 | | College of Optometry, the VanderCook College of Music, the | 24 | | Lyric Opera of Chicago, Guaranteed Rate Field, and the Harold | 25 | | Washington Library Center. It also contains primary offices | 26 | | for federal, State, and local governments, including Chicago |
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| 1 | | City Hall, the George W. Dunne Cook County Office Building, | 2 | | the James R. Thompson Center, the Richard J. Daley Center, and | 3 | | the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The proposed district | 4 | | would also keep Chicago's historic Financial District intact. | 5 | | Proposed RD 6, like the current RD 6, contains medical | 6 | | communities of interest, including Howard Brown Health at | 7 | | Thresholds South, Planned Parenthood Englewood Health Center, | 8 | | Holy Cross Hospital, and St. Bernard Hospital. | 9 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,012, | 10 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 11 | | 54.9%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 13.3%, and | 12 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 4.6%. There is a | 13 | | slight increase in the partisan composition of the district. | 14 | | Representative District 25 had significant population | 15 | | growth and needed to reduce population by nearly 3,700. The | 16 | | proposed district contains nearly 90% of the current district | 17 | | population, including its many cultural, economic, religious | 18 | | and ethnic communities of interest. The proposed district | 19 | | splits fewer current wards than the current district, but | 20 | | continues to include major medical, educational, and cultural | 21 | | institutions such as the University of Chicago, La Rabida | 22 | | Children's Hospital, the Museum of Science and Industry, the | 23 | | Frederick C. Robie House, the Smart Museum of Art, and | 24 | | numerous theological seminaries. | 25 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,045, | 26 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of |
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| 1 | | 56.7%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 16.6%, and | 2 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 3.2%. | 3 | | Representative District 26 had significant population | 4 | | growth and needed to reduce population by 8,500. The proposed | 5 | | district contains more than 83% of the current district | 6 | | population, with changes made to accommodate the growth of the | 7 | | district and population changes in other districts. The | 8 | | proposed district splits fewer wards than the current | 9 | | district, but keeps intact the cultural, economic, racial, and | 10 | | ethnic diversity. The district continues to house some of the | 11 | | most famous open spaces and parks, cultural institutions, and | 12 | | attractions, including the University of Chicago, Grant Park, | 13 | | Navy Pier, McCormick Place, Adler Planetarium, the DuSable | 14 | | Museum of African American History, Burnham Harbor, Northerly | 15 | | Island, Burnham Park, and Washington Park. | 16 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,069, | 17 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 18 | | 50.1%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 4.2%, and | 19 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 5.2%. | 20 | | Chicago Southwest and Southwest Suburbs: Representative | 21 | | Districts 1, 2, 21, 22, 23, and 24 represent the Southwest side | 22 | | of the City of Chicago and southwest suburban Cook County. | 23 | | These districts experienced population declines. The proposed | 24 | | districts were established following the redistricting | 25 | | principles and all share commonalities, including significant | 26 | | Latino population and a majority who traditionally elect |
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| 1 | | members of the Democratic party. These districts represent | 2 | | many blue-collar, working class families. | 3 | | Representative District 1 has steadily lost population | 4 | | over the past two decades, and the changes to the district are | 5 | | due in large part to the need to increase total population by | 6 | | more than 4,100. The proposed district includes 71.92% of the | 7 | | population of current RD 1. The district adds portions of | 8 | | current RDs 2, 6, 21, and 22, and represents the neighborhoods | 9 | | of Archer Heights, Garfield Ridge, West Elsdon, Garfield | 10 | | Ridge, Archer Limits and LeClaire Courts. The proposed | 11 | | district includes more of the 14th Ward. The communities of | 12 | | proposed RD 1 have many commonalities, including being tied | 13 | | together by the transportation industry. RD 1 continues to | 14 | | maintain clearly defined borders with permanent fixtures, such | 15 | | as railroad lines and expressways. | 16 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,126, | 17 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 18 | | 11.1%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 63.4%, and | 19 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 3.5%. | 20 | | Representative District 2, which was current RD 24, lost | 21 | | population and changes to the district are due in large part to | 22 | | those population shifts. The proposed district needed to | 23 | | increase total population by more than 2,900. The proposed | 24 | | district includes 53.60% of the population of the current | 25 | | district. The proposed district adds portions of current RDs | 26 | | 8, 21, 23, and 24. Proposed RD 2 includes most of Cicero, all |
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| 1 | | of Stickney, all of Lyons, and significant portions of Berwyn, | 2 | | Riverside, and Brookfield. These municipalities have similar | 3 | | demographics, with predominant or growing Hispanic | 4 | | populations, and many commonalities, including shared school | 5 | | districts. During a hearing of the House Redistricting | 6 | | Committee focused on this region, the Mexican American Legal | 7 | | Defense and Educational Fund commented that they wished that | 8 | | this district maintained a strong Hispanic voting age | 9 | | population. It was a political priority to ensure these | 10 | | communities have an opportunity to elect the candidate of | 11 | | their choice. The district is renumbered and paired with a | 12 | | different Legislative District for purposes of maintaining | 13 | | communities of interest and the political power of the region. | 14 | | The proposed district moved west out of the 22nd Ward in | 15 | | Chicago - including losing parts of the neighborhood known as | 16 | | "Little Village" - and entirely into suburban Cook County in | 17 | | an effort to meet the intentions of the incumbent State | 18 | | representative who wished to represent more of Cicero. | 19 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,166, | 20 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 21 | | 3.9%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 54.3%, and | 22 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.3%. | 23 | | Representative District 21, which was the current RD 23, | 24 | | lost more than 2,600 in population, and changes to the | 25 | | district are due in large part to those population shifts and | 26 | | changes in neighboring districts. The district is renumbered |
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| 1 | | and paired with a different Legislative District for purposes | 2 | | of maintaining communities of interest and the political power | 3 | | of the region. The proposed district includes 49.93% of the | 4 | | population of current RD 23. Proposed RD 21 contains suburban | 5 | | Cook County communities west of Chicago, including portions of | 6 | | Bridgeview, Justice, Summit, McCook, La Grange, Brookfield, | 7 | | Riverside, North Riverside, Berwyn and Cicero. These | 8 | | communities share many commonalities, including school | 9 | | districts, several major roadways and key intersections that | 10 | | serve as major transportation and freight corridors connecting | 11 | | the communities throughout the region. | 12 | | These municipalities have similar demographics, with | 13 | | predominant or growing Hispanic populations, and many other | 14 | | commonalities, including shared school districts. The district | 15 | | has a majority Latino population, and as suggested by the | 16 | | Latino Policy Forum at a hearing of the House Redistricting | 17 | | Committee, this will provide opportunities for the Latino | 18 | | community to elect candidates of their choice. However, it is | 19 | | important to note the district was drawn using the | 20 | | redistricting principles, with an emphasis on political | 21 | | priorities. | 22 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,249, | 23 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 24 | | 7.3%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 42.2% and an | 25 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 2.5%. | 26 | | Representative District 22 increased in population by |
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| 1 | | 2,359. The proposed district includes 82.45% of the population | 2 | | of the current district. The district contains the majority of | 3 | | Chicago's Garfield Ridge, all of Clearing, Chrysler Village, | 4 | | and West Elsdon neighborhoods, and smaller portions of the | 5 | | West Lawn and Archer Heights neighborhoods, along with | 6 | | suburban Burbank. The district includes the entirety of | 7 | | Chicago's 13th Ward, and portions of Wards 14 and 23. This | 8 | | proposed district includes Midway Airport, which many | 9 | | witnesses described as the central hub of a community of | 10 | | interest. Witnesses cited the area's shared interest in | 11 | | soundproofing and the economic development surrounding the | 12 | | airport. | 13 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,244, | 14 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 15 | | 2.7%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 52.6% and an | 16 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.1%. | 17 | | Representative District 23, which is current district RD | 18 | | 21, lost more than 5,000 in population and changes to the | 19 | | district are due in large part to population shifts and | 20 | | changes in neighboring districts. The district is renumbered | 21 | | and paired with a different Legislative District for purposes | 22 | | of maintaining communities of interest and the political power | 23 | | of the region. The proposed district includes 53.83% of the | 24 | | population of current RD 21. Boundaries of neighborhoods have | 25 | | shifted over the past 10 years, and the new lines reflect those | 26 | | shifting patterns. Plus, the district more accurately reflects |
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| 1 | | the socioeconomic and political priorities of the community, | 2 | | including a significant Democratic progressive population. The | 3 | | southwestern side of District 23 was extended to create a | 4 | | natural border with the I-55 West highway. The "26th Street | 5 | | Corridor", a lucrative economic entity, is in the district to | 6 | | benefit the surrounding community in District 23. At the | 7 | | request of the incumbent and community groups, the proposed | 8 | | district includes the entirety of Little Village, which was | 9 | | previously split into multiple districts, to maximize the | 10 | | political power of a community of interest. The demographics | 11 | | of the district continue to be largely Latino with varying | 12 | | ethnic groups and migration patterns accounted for in the | 13 | | composition, including the movement in the Mexican American | 14 | | community from Chicago's Pilsen community to Cicero. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,258, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 17 | | 16.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 71.2%, and | 18 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 3.4%. | 19 | | Representative District 24, which is the current RD 2, | 20 | | lost 700 in population, and changes to district are due in | 21 | | large part to population shifts in this and neighboring | 22 | | districts. The district is entirely within the City of Chicago | 23 | | and includes 84.57% of the population of current RD 2, plus | 24 | | portions of RDs 6, 9, 21 and 24. Like the current district, RD | 25 | | 24 unites Chinatown, and includes more of the surrounding | 26 | | areas that coalesce around the Chinatown community. The |
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| 1 | | district contains communities of interest connected to | 2 | | Chinatown, including Coalition For A Better Chinese American | 3 | | Community (CBCAC) and the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of | 4 | | Commerce. The district is renumbered and paired with a | 5 | | different Legislative District for purposes of maintaining | 6 | | communities of interest and the political power of the region. | 7 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,459, | 8 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 9 | | 3.8%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 43.2%, and | 10 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 23.8%. Together | 11 | | these populations will have the ability to elect the | 12 | | candidates of their choice. | 13 | | Chicago Northern Shore: Representative Districts 11, 12, | 14 | | 13, and 14 represent the northern shore of the City of Chicago. | 15 | | These districts experienced significant population gain, and | 16 | | as a result each of these districts were altered to reflect | 17 | | increases in population, changes to neighboring districts, and | 18 | | preservation of communities of interest. These districts | 19 | | traditionally elect members of the Democratic party, and | 20 | | partisan advantage was considered. The changes to these | 21 | | districts also make the districts more compact. | 22 | | Representative District 11 had significant population | 23 | | growth and needed to reduce population by more than 11,000 | 24 | | people. The proposed district includes 70.77% of the existing | 25 | | district population. The district includes Ravenswood Gardens, | 26 | | unites large portions of Lake View, and reunites Roscoe |
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| 1 | | Village. In following population migration trends, the | 2 | | district now includes Wrigleyville, which is an important | 3 | | economic driver for the area in tourism and entertainment. | 4 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,123, | 5 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 6 | | 3.8%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 8.3%, and an | 7 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 5.0%. | 8 | | Representative District 12 had significant population | 9 | | growth and needed to reduce population by more than 7,100 | 10 | | people. The proposed district includes 74.71% of the existing | 11 | | district population. The proposed district includes the vast | 12 | | majority of Boystown, Lakeview, Lakeview East, and Park West | 13 | | neighborhoods. | 14 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,280, | 15 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 16 | | 4.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 5.7%, and an | 17 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 5%. | 18 | | Representative District 13 had significant population | 19 | | growth and needed to reduce population by more than 8,400 | 20 | | people. The proposed district includes 88.87% of the existing | 21 | | district population. Proposed RD 13 is made up of the | 22 | | neighborhoods Uptown, Sheridan Park, Winnemac, Ravenswood, | 23 | | Arcadia Terrace, Wolcott Gardens, West Edgewater, and Lincoln | 24 | | Square keeping these communities unified. | 25 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,038, | 26 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of |
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| 1 | | 9.9%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 11.7%, and | 2 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 8.9%. | 3 | | Representative District 14 had significant population | 4 | | growth and needed to reduce population by more than 1,800 | 5 | | people. The proposed district includes 94.53% of the existing | 6 | | district population. In addition to preserving many of the | 7 | | communities of interest, the proposed district brings together | 8 | | communities of interest in Rogers Park. | 9 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,401, | 10 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 11 | | 19.1%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 12.3%, and | 12 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 6.4%. | 13 | | Northside: Representative Districts 3, 4, 19, 20, 39, and | 14 | | 40 represent the northern parts of the City of Chicago, with | 15 | | some parts of neighboring suburbs. These districts experienced | 16 | | significant population shifts, arguably due to increasing | 17 | | gentrification of the area, and as a result the districts are | 18 | | altered to reflect the population and changes in neighboring | 19 | | districts. The shifting demographics of the area significantly | 20 | | impact these districts, and attempts have been made to | 21 | | maintain the communities of interest currently served by the | 22 | | districts. This area contains various cultural, racial, and | 23 | | ethnic communities of interest, and the districts were drafted | 24 | | with the goal of preserving as many of these communities of | 25 | | interest as possible. The current districts' cores are | 26 | | preserved, but the population shifts and migration patterns of |
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| 1 | | the population result in changes to the borders of the | 2 | | district. The proposed districts follow the redistricting | 3 | | principles and all share commonalities, including a population | 4 | | that traditionally elect members of the Democratic party. | 5 | | Representative District 3 needed to gain population of | 6 | | nearly 1,000 people. The proposed district contains 57.65% of | 7 | | the current district population. The district unites more of | 8 | | Logan Square, Hermosa, and Humboldt Park. In addition to the | 9 | | redistricting principles, numerous political purposes were | 10 | | considered, including incumbent preservation. The district is | 11 | | majority Latino, but that was not the primary consideration | 12 | | when drawing the district. Consideration was given to the | 13 | | migration patterns and other communities of interest within | 14 | | the district. The residence of the incumbent was a factor in | 15 | | adjustments to this district, as well as the ability to | 16 | | increase the partisan advantage. | 17 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,180, | 18 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 19 | | 4.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 51.1%, and | 20 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 3.3%. | 21 | | Representative District 4 had a population loss of over | 22 | | 1,400 people. The proposed district contains 62.10% of the | 23 | | current district population. As requested during testimony | 24 | | before the House Redistricting Committee, the district | 25 | | maintains a majority of Chicago Grand Neighbors Association | 26 | | boundaries, the boundaries of Talcott and Wolcott school |
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| 1 | | boundaries, and the West Town Branch of Chicago Public | 2 | | Library. Important to the area and the incumbent, the district | 3 | | maintains the corridor along Division Street from Western to | 4 | | Kostner, which is the historical, cultural and economic center | 5 | | of the Puerto Rican community. At the request of the incumbent | 6 | | and witnesses attending House hearings, the district aligns | 7 | | more of the Puerto Rican community to maximize their political | 8 | | power. The district is majority Latino, but that was not the | 9 | | primary consideration when drawing the district. At a public | 10 | | hearing it was stated that the proposed district follows the | 11 | | migration patterns of the Puerto Rican community. The | 12 | | residence of the incumbent was a factor in adjustments to this | 13 | | district, as well as the ability to increase the partisan | 14 | | advantage. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,257, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 17 | | 11.9%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 42.5%, and | 18 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 2.5%. | 19 | | Representative District 19 had significant population | 20 | | growth and needed to reduce population by nearly 6,300. The | 21 | | proposed district retains 75.87% of the current district | 22 | | population, with alterations to accommodate the growth of the | 23 | | region and population changes in other nearby districts. The | 24 | | district is more compact and fractures less townships and | 25 | | neighborhoods when compared to the current district. The | 26 | | district contains several of Chicago's northwest side |
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| 1 | | neighborhoods, including Jefferson Park, Gladstone Park, Big | 2 | | Oaks, Dunning, Portage Park, Old Irving Park, small parts of | 3 | | Belmont Central, Schorsch Village, and Belmont Heights, and | 4 | | parts of the suburbs of Harwood Heights and Elmwood Park. It | 5 | | also brings more of the current wards into the district to | 6 | | follow existing boundaries. | 7 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,305, | 8 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 9 | | 2.1%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 24.8%, and | 10 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 6.8%. | 11 | | Representative District 20 was overpopulated by 735. The | 12 | | proposed district retains 70.31% of the current population. | 13 | | The district includes the 38th and 41st wards of the City of | 14 | | Chicago, all of Schiller Park, most of Rosemont, and portions | 15 | | of Niles, River Grove, Norridge, and Harwood Heights. The | 16 | | proposed district unites all of Rosemont, which allows a | 17 | | partisan advantage to other neighboring districts, and moves | 18 | | the casino located in Des Plaines to a district that includes a | 19 | | majority of Des Plaines (RD 55). | 20 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,449, | 21 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of .8%, | 22 | | a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 12.3%, and an | 23 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 4.2%. | 24 | | Representative District 39 had a population loss of nearly | 25 | | 2,500. The proposed district retains 73.43% of the current | 26 | | population, and includes significant portions of Logan Square, |
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| 1 | | Avondale, Kilbourn Park, and Palmer Square. The district was | 2 | | drawn to consolidate the Logan Square neighborhood and | 3 | | maintain the entirety of Palmer Square. It also maintains the | 4 | | vibrant business district along Milwaukee Avenue and unites it | 5 | | with another growing business district on Elston utilized by | 6 | | the constituents of the district. The residence of the | 7 | | incumbent was a factor in adjustments to this district, as | 8 | | well as the ability to increase the partisan advantage. | 9 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,108, | 10 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 11 | | 3.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 45.7%, and | 12 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 3.9%. | 13 | | Representative District 40 had a population loss of more | 14 | | than 1,800. The proposed district retains 79.48% of the | 15 | | current population. Changes to the district reflect the need | 16 | | to increase population, make the district more compact, and | 17 | | maintain numerous communities of interest. The district unites | 18 | | more of Avondale and Irving Park East. It also preserves the | 19 | | Albany Park neighborhood, which has one of the highest | 20 | | foreign-born populations in the city and is the third most | 21 | | diverse zip code in the country with more than 40 languages | 22 | | spoken in the area's public schools. Residents are from | 23 | | regions of Central America, South America, Eastern Europe, | 24 | | India, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Asia. Albany Park residents | 25 | | with roots in Korea and other parts of Asia have shared | 26 | | cultural and social similarities and contributed to the |
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| 1 | | redevelopment of Lawrence Avenue into a commercial corridor. | 2 | | This community of interest along Lawrence Avenue within the | 3 | | Albany Park Neighborhood has been preserved in a single | 4 | | district. | 5 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,278, | 6 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 7 | | 4.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 37.8%, and | 8 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 9.6%. | 9 | | Chicago West Side and West Suburbs: The districts located | 10 | | in Chicago's west side and western suburbs and share many | 11 | | commonalities, including an overall loss of population. | 12 | | Population migration patterns and gentrification of various | 13 | | areas have contributed to changes in the region. As a result, | 14 | | the current districts have been altered for population and | 15 | | various political considerations. | 16 | | Representative District 7 had a population loss of nearly | 17 | | 400, and the proposed district contains 82.97% of the current | 18 | | district population. The current district is entirely within | 19 | | the Cook County suburbs, but to accommodate the population | 20 | | loss and neighboring districts, the proposed district retains | 21 | | the core of the current district and adds new population from | 22 | | DuPage County. The district contains all or parts of the | 23 | | following municipalities: Melrose Park, Maywood, Forest Park, | 24 | | River Forest, Broadview, Bellwood, Hillside, Berkeley, | 25 | | Northlake, Elmhurst, Oak Brook, Westchester, La Grange Park, | 26 | | and Western Springs. The communities have much in common, |
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| 1 | | namely that nearly every community consists primarily of | 2 | | owner-occupied single-family homes. | 3 | | Like the current district, no single minority group | 4 | | represents a majority of the voting age population, but | 5 | | collectively the district has a majority minority population. | 6 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,285, | 7 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 8 | | 47.6%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 14.3%, and | 9 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 2.6%. | 10 | | Representative District 8 had a population loss of nearly | 11 | | 800. RD 8 contains 74.55% of the current district and contains | 12 | | portions of Chicago, Oak Park, Cicero, Berwyn, Forest Park, | 13 | | North Riverside, Broadview, La Grange Park, Westchester, La | 14 | | Grange, Western Springs, Indian Head Park, Countryside, and | 15 | | Hodgkins. To accommodate for the population loss and | 16 | | neighboring population loss, Brookfield is moved into another | 17 | | district and RD 8 adds population from other communities that | 18 | | are parts of the townships currently included in RD 8. The | 19 | | changes keep together more of the population encompassed by | 20 | | local high school districts. | 21 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,225, | 22 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 23 | | 53.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 10%, and an | 24 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of .9%. | 25 | | Representative District 9 had a population gain of more | 26 | | than 3,700. The proposed district retains 87.21% of the |
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| 1 | | current population. The district is located entirely within | 2 | | Chicago and includes Sheffield Neighbors, Ranch Triangle, | 3 | | Goose Island, River West, Fulton River District, West Loop, | 4 | | Greektown, Little Italy, Illinois Medical District, Tri | 5 | | Taylor, Douglas Park, North Lawndale, and Homan Square. The | 6 | | area has undergone tremendous changes over the past decade, | 7 | | arguably due to gentrification and population shifts. The | 8 | | district was drawn to maintain as much of the core as possible, | 9 | | including retaining North Lawndale and the Illinois Medical | 10 | | District, one of the largest medical districts in the United | 11 | | States with the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Rush | 12 | | University Medical Center, University of Illinois College of | 13 | | Medicine, and the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. The proposed | 14 | | district contains University of Illinois-Chicago. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,293, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 17 | | 45.8%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 8%, and an | 18 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 7.3%. | 19 | | Representative District 10 had a population increase of | 20 | | more than 600, but the district contains the main core and more | 21 | | than 76.49% of the current district population. The district | 22 | | is located entirely within Chicago and includes Bucktown, | 23 | | Wicker Park, Sheffield Neighbors, Ranch Triangle, Pulaski | 24 | | Park, Noble Square, West Town, West Jackson Boulevard | 25 | | District, Garfield Park, and Fifth City. The proposed district | 26 | | takes a portion of the 27th Ward from RD 9 and moves it into RD |
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| 1 | | 10 to consolidate more of the ward. The area has undergone | 2 | | tremendous changes over the past decade, arguably due to | 3 | | gentrification and population shifts. | 4 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,337, | 5 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 6 | | 42.4%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 9.9%, and | 7 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 3.5%. | 8 | | Representative District 77 had a population loss of more | 9 | | than 1,000. The proposed district retains 86.65% of the | 10 | | current population. The district contains the entirety of | 11 | | Bensenville, Stone Park, and Addison, plus the majority of | 12 | | Northlake, Franklin Park and Melrose Park, as well as portions | 13 | | of Wood Dale. RD 77 includes the geographic footprint of | 14 | | O'Hare Airport, and the communities within the district are | 15 | | tied economically to O'Hare Airport and the extensive network | 16 | | of freight train lines and roadways that run through the area. | 17 | | The proposed district has a total population of 107,982, | 18 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 19 | | 3.1%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 44%, and an | 20 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 3.6%. | 21 | | Representative District 78 had a population loss of more | 22 | | than 3,000. The core of the district remains the west side of | 23 | | Chicago in the Austin neighborhood and west suburban | 24 | | communities of Oak Park, Elmwood Park, and River Grove. The | 25 | | proposed district retains 77.20% of the current population. | 26 | | The major change is that a majority of Oak Park is united with |
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| 1 | | a majority of River Forest. There are several small cultural | 2 | | institutions, such as museums, that the incumbent requested | 3 | | remain in one district. | 4 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,379, | 5 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 6 | | 31.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 11.6%, and | 7 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 3%. | 8 | | Chicago South Side and South Suburbs: The districts in | 9 | | Chicago's South Side and south suburbs sustained some of the | 10 | | heaviest population loss in northern Illinois. While Chicago's | 11 | | population overall remained steady over a ten-year period, | 12 | | significant growth in the Loop and north shore areas mask | 13 | | population loss on the south side. An overall population loss | 14 | | in Cook County was also largely concentrated in the | 15 | | southlands. | 16 | | Representative District 27 had a population loss of nearly | 17 | | 2,900. The proposed district is very similar to the current | 18 | | district, and retains 53.54% of the current population, with | 19 | | changes to accommodate population shifts the district and | 20 | | neighboring districts. RD 27 consists of portions of Chicago's | 21 | | Roseland neighborhood, Blue Island, Alsip, Crestwood, Oak | 22 | | Forest, Orland Park, Tinley Park, and Orland Hills. The | 23 | | district was drawn to unite the entire community surrounding | 24 | | Roseland hospital, a safety net hospital. | 25 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,197, | 26 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of 54%, |
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| 1 | | a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 4.7%, and an Asian | 2 | | citizen voting-age population of 1.6%. | 3 | | Representative District 28 lost more than 6,400 in | 4 | | population, as the population tends to trend further south. | 5 | | The proposed district retains 55.42% of the current | 6 | | population. To compensate for the population loss, the | 7 | | district moves further into suburban Cook County. The district | 8 | | includes a small portion of Chicago and portions of Calumet | 9 | | Park, Riverdale, Blue Island, part of Posen, Robbins, | 10 | | Crestwood, Oak Forest, and Tinley Park. | 11 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,255, | 12 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of 50%, | 13 | | a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 11.4%, and an | 14 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.4%. | 15 | | Representative District 29 had a slight increase in | 16 | | population and needed to reduce by nearly 200. Proposed RD 29 | 17 | | is substantially the same as the current district, with the | 18 | | core preserved and more than 68% of the district population | 19 | | remaining in the district. Changes to the district reflect the | 20 | | need to reduce population in this district and account for | 21 | | other neighboring districts, to make the district more | 22 | | compact, and maintain numerous communities of interest. The | 23 | | proposed RD 29 encompasses regions of Cook, Will, and Kankakee | 24 | | counties, and municipalities including the City of Chicago, | 25 | | Dolton, Calumet City, South Holland, Thornton, Glenwood, Ford | 26 | | Heights, Sauk Village, Steger, Crete, Beecher, Peotone, |
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| 1 | | Manteno, and Bradley. The geographic composition of the | 2 | | district undergoes an eastward shift in its northwestern | 3 | | border, shifting to the east in the northern portion of its | 4 | | western border, and then shifts west in parts of its southern | 5 | | western border. Transportation arteries include proximity to | 6 | | I-57, I-80, I-90, I-294, and Route 394. Communities within the | 7 | | Will and Kankakee portions of proposed RD 29 are more suburban | 8 | | and exurban than rural, and several communities in the Will | 9 | | County portion are part of the Southland region of Illinois. | 10 | | There are many communities of interest throughout this | 11 | | district, including schools that often compete against each | 12 | | other in athletics. As proposed, the district is relatively | 13 | | homogenous in that it is largely composed of middle-class | 14 | | working families which is consistent with current RD 29. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,158, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of 58%, | 17 | | a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 3.9%, and an Asian | 18 | | citizen voting-age population of .3%. | 19 | | Representative District 30 had a minimal population loss | 20 | | of under 400. The proposed district retains 76.83% of the | 21 | | current population. RD 30 retains incumbent relationships and | 22 | | continues to include the municipalities of Harvey, Dixmoor, | 23 | | Midlothian, Oak Forest, Markham, Phoenix, Dolton, Hazel Crest, | 24 | | East Hazel Crest, Homewood, and Flossmoor. Much of the | 25 | | boundaries of the district follows municipal boundaries like | 26 | | the northern edges of Dixmoor, Dolton, Midlothian, and Harvey |
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| 1 | | make up nearly the entirety of the northern border. | 2 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,260, | 3 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 4 | | 57.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 9.2%, and | 5 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.5%. | 6 | | Representative District 31 lost more than 4,000 | 7 | | population. The proposed district maintains the core of the | 8 | | district, with 78.99% of the current population, and keeps | 9 | | similar communities of interest intact, while recognizing | 10 | | popular migration patterns. The district includes a portion of | 11 | | Chicago's Auburn Gresham, Beverly View, Wrightwood, and a | 12 | | small part of Ashburn, as well as the suburbs of Hometown, Oak | 13 | | Lawn Village, Hickory Hills, Palos Hills, and Willow Springs. | 14 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,308, | 15 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 16 | | 56.9%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 8.2%, and | 17 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of .7%. | 18 | | Representative District 32 had a population loss of more | 19 | | than 2,700. The proposed district maintains the core of the | 20 | | current district, with 79.10% of the current population, and | 21 | | extends west to gain population, while recognizing the needs | 22 | | of other neighboring districts. The district includes portions | 23 | | of Chicago's Englewood, West Englewood, Marquette Park, | 24 | | Ashburn, and Scottsdale neighborhoods, suburbs of Burbank, | 25 | | Bridgeview, Hickory Hills, and a small part of Justice. These | 26 | | communities share many commonalities, and the boundaries of |
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| 1 | | proposed RD 32 reflect the competing goals of preserving the | 2 | | existing district balanced against the need to obtain more | 3 | | population to reach the equal population target. | 4 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,384, | 5 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 6 | | 57.7%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 18%, and an | 7 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 1%. | 8 | | Representative District 33 had a slight population loss of | 9 | | nearly 260. The proposed district retains 90.63% of the | 10 | | current population, while making adjustment for population in | 11 | | the district and neighboring districts. Proposed RD 33 | 12 | | comprises parts of Chicago, Burnham, Calumet City, Lansing, | 13 | | and Lynwood. The district connects the more urban suburbs of | 14 | | Cook County with the parts of Chicago that share common | 15 | | interests. Proposed RD 33 is home to many employees of Chicago | 16 | | and Cook County and connects areas with similar median incomes | 17 | | and economic interests. | 18 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,324, | 19 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 20 | | 64.3%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 16%, and an | 21 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 0.3%. | 22 | | Representative District 34 had a population loss of around | 23 | | 3,400. The proposed district retains the core of the district | 24 | | while making adjustment for population in the district and | 25 | | neighboring districts and reducing split communities in the | 26 | | current district. Approximately 70% of the population in the |
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| 1 | | current district is retained in the proposed district. | 2 | | Proposed RD 34 keeps most of the current district intact, with | 3 | | the southern border now going to the Kankakee County Line and | 4 | | part of the Southwestern border along the Kankakee River. The | 5 | | proposed RD 34 now contains all of Momence, which fulfills a | 6 | | request from written testimony submitted by Momence elected | 7 | | officials. To reduce the number of split communities, the | 8 | | majority of Sauk Village is now in one district, and many other | 9 | | municipalities in Kankakee County that are split in the | 10 | | current district are now located in other proposed districts. | 11 | | Municipalities added in proposed RD 34 such as Sun River | 12 | | Terrace, Aroma Park, St. Anne, and Hopkins Park are kept | 13 | | intact. Proposed RD 34 unites Momence, Ganeer, Aroma, | 14 | | Yellowhead, St. Anne, and Pembroke townships together. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,200, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 17 | | 68.4%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 4.8%, and | 18 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 0.3%. | 19 | | Representative District 35 is overpopulated by more than | 20 | | 1,100. To accommodate the population growth and changes in | 21 | | other districts in the region, the proposed district reduces | 22 | | population in the northern portion and picks up population in | 23 | | the southern and western borders. More than 63% of the current | 24 | | district's population resides in the proposed district. The | 25 | | proposed district contains portions of Chicago, Merrionette | 26 | | Park, Alsip, Worth, Palos Heights, Palos Park, and Orland |
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| 1 | | Park. This splits fewer communities than the current RD 35. | 2 | | The communities within proposed RD 35 are united by common | 3 | | socioeconomic characteristics, with the majority residents as | 4 | | single-family homeowners who move into these communities to | 5 | | take advantage of their housing values, quality schools, and | 6 | | low crime rates. Many of the residents of the suburban | 7 | | townships have either moved from Chicago themselves or are the | 8 | | children of former Chicago residents. The eastern portion of | 9 | | the district in Beverly and Morgan Park is racially diverse | 10 | | and the far eastern portion in Washington Heights is largely | 11 | | African-American. These communities are economically similar | 12 | | to other portions of the proposed RD 35. Additionally, | 13 | | religious communities are kept together in proposed RD 35 to | 14 | | the east and the suburban portion to the west. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,250, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 17 | | 21.6%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 7%, and an | 18 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.3%. | 19 | | Representative District 36 had a population loss of nearly | 20 | | 600. The proposed district is nearly identical to the current | 21 | | district and contains 89.54% of the current population. To | 22 | | accommodate for population shifts in other districts within | 23 | | the region, the district loses population in the northeast | 24 | | section and gains populations in the southeast, south central, | 25 | | and north central section. | 26 | | Proposed RD 36 contains the same areas as the current |
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| 1 | | district, including portions of Chicago's Ashburn, Beverly, | 2 | | and Mount Greenwood communities, all of Evergreen Park, the | 3 | | majority of Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, and Palos Hills as well as | 4 | | portions of Worth, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, and | 5 | | Willow Springs. The district is largely similar | 6 | | socioeconomically, with a high percentage of single-family | 7 | | owner-occupied homes and middle-class incomes. | 8 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,156, | 9 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 10 | | 13.9%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 11.2%, and | 11 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 2.4%. | 12 | | Representative District 37 had population growth and | 13 | | needed to reduce population by nearly 2,900. The district | 14 | | includes portions of Cook and Will counties, and the proposed | 15 | | district contains the same municipalities as the current | 16 | | district, which includes Frankfort, Homer Glen, Joliet, | 17 | | Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Hills, Orland Park, and | 18 | | Tinley Park. The proposed district retains 86.13% of the | 19 | | current population. To reduce the population and accommodate | 20 | | population shifts in neighboring districts, the proposed RD 37 | 21 | | recedes from parts of the current RD 37's northeastern | 22 | | boundaries, southeastern boundaries, and southern boundaries. | 23 | | Proposed RD 37 shifts its north central boundary further | 24 | | northward. This makes the proposed RD 37 more compact than the | 25 | | current RD 37. Proposed RD 37, like the current RD 37, is | 26 | | economically homogeneous, with median annual incomes above |
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| 1 | | $80,000 and ranging to over $100,000. | 2 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,281, | 3 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 4 | | 1.4%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 5.5%, and an | 5 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 2.5%. | 6 | | Representative District 38 was overpopulated by nearly | 7 | | 600, and adjustments to the district were made to assist | 8 | | neighboring districts with population and increase the | 9 | | political competitiveness of the region. While the core of the | 10 | | district remains the same, the changes were made primarily for | 11 | | political purposes. The proposed district retains 78.98% of | 12 | | the current population. The district contains Frankfort, | 13 | | Matteson, Olympia Park, Country Club Hills, Tinley Park, and | 14 | | Mokena with over 75% home ownership and median property values | 15 | | over $125,000. The district also preserves numerous | 16 | | communities of interest, including school districts. | 17 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,146, | 18 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 19 | | 51.4%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 4.4%, and | 20 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 2%. | 21 | | Representative District 79 was underpopulated by over | 22 | | 1,700 people. The proposed district contains 75.68%. It | 23 | | includes the municipalities of Park Forest, Crete, University | 24 | | Park, Monee, Andres, Manteno, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Limestone, | 25 | | Kankakee, Bonfield, Irwin, Herscher, Sammons Point, Chebanse, | 26 | | Union Hill, Essex, Reddick, Cabrey, Braceville, Coal City, |
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| 1 | | Godley, and Diamond. RD 79 contains four different counties - | 2 | | Cook, Will, Kankakee, and Grundy. The communities share | 3 | | economic interests, many commuting into the city for work and | 4 | | making median household incomes ranging from $37,894 to | 5 | | $74,755 per year. This district was drawn to make the seat more | 6 | | competitive. | 7 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,182, | 8 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 9 | | 22.7%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 5.9%, and | 10 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of .9%. | 11 | | Representative District 80 had population growth and | 12 | | needed to reduce population by nearly 1,900. The proposed | 13 | | district retains 67.01% of the current population. The | 14 | | district is located in Cook and Will counties, and includes | 15 | | the municipalities of Chicago Heights, South Chicago Heights, | 16 | | Steger, Park Forest, Crete, New Lenox, Frankfort, Manhattan, | 17 | | Wilton, Symerton, Wilmington, Lakewood shorts, Rest Haven, | 18 | | Richie, Custer Park, and Diamond. The district maintains | 19 | | numerous communities of interest and connects towns that share | 20 | | services, employers, and school districts. | 21 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,256, | 22 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 23 | | 29.3%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 10.8%, and | 24 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of .6%. | 25 | | Northern Cook Suburbs and Lake County: Representative | 26 | | Districts 15, 16, 17, 18, 51, 52, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, and 64 |
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| 1 | | represent various parts of northern Cook, Lake, and McHenry | 2 | | counties. These districts sustained various changes in | 3 | | population. These districts were drawn to address population | 4 | | issues and to provide greater political advantages to the | 5 | | majority party. | 6 | | Representative District 15 had population growth and | 7 | | needed to reduce population by nearly 2,130. The proposed | 8 | | district retains 75.09% of the current population. The | 9 | | district includes portions of Chicago's Forest Glen | 10 | | neighborhoods; the municipalities of Morton Grove, and Niles; | 11 | | and small parts of Lincolnwood and Skokie. The current | 12 | | district retains many portions of the current district, but to | 13 | | assist with population and compactness, the proposed district | 14 | | consolidates more of Morton Grove and Niles, and the city of | 15 | | Glenview is removed from RD 15 and consolidated in RDs 17 and | 16 | | 18. | 17 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,212, | 18 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 19 | | 2.3%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 12.1%, and | 20 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 19.7%. | 21 | | Representative District 16 had significant population | 22 | | growth and is overpopulated by more than 5,600. The proposed | 23 | | district retains 91.96% of the current population. The core of | 24 | | the district remains in Skokie and Lincolnwood, with a portion | 25 | | of Chicago. These communities share similar racial, ethnic, | 26 | | and religious demographics. At the request of community |
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| 1 | | members, the district will ensure more of the Orthodox Jewish | 2 | | community is kept together to maximize the political power of | 3 | | and maintain the community of interest. | 4 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,417, | 5 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of 9%, | 6 | | a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 11.7%, and an | 7 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 25.5%. | 8 | | Representative District 17 is overpopulated by | 9 | | approximately 300. The district includes portions of Glenview, | 10 | | Northbrook, Wilmette, Skokie, Golf, and Evanston. | 11 | | Approximately 91.26% of the current district's population | 12 | | remains in the proposed district. The existing southeastern | 13 | | boundary remains largely unchanged except a few blocks of | 14 | | Skokie were exchanged for population reasons to ensure that | 15 | | the Orthodox Jewish community was more consolidated into RD | 16 | | 16. At the request of community members, the proposed district | 17 | | consolidates a majority of Glenview School District, which was | 18 | | previously located in multiple districts. | 19 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,214, | 20 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 21 | | 3.7%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 4.9%, and an | 22 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 15.5%. | 23 | | Representative District 18 had population growth and | 24 | | needed to reduce population by nearly 1,300. The proposed | 25 | | district retains 90.02% of the current population. Proposed RD | 26 | | 18 includes most of Evanston, Winnetka, Northfield, and |
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| 1 | | Kenilworth, and a small part of Wilmette. At the request of | 2 | | Evanston elected officials, Evanston is located entirely | 3 | | within one Legislative District and now sits within RD 17 and | 4 | | 18. The proposed district unites two densely populated wards | 5 | | that are historically home to a large African American | 6 | | population to maximize political power and increase the | 7 | | partisan advantage for the incumbent. This district links high | 8 | | income communities with similar interest areas. | 9 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,198, | 10 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 11 | | 12.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 7%, and an | 12 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 6.5%. | 13 | | Representative District 51 was overpopulated by 4,100. The | 14 | | proposed RD 51 includes the municipalities of Inverness, | 15 | | Palatine, Deer Park Village, Lake Zurich, Forest Lake, | 16 | | Kildeer, Hawthorn Woods, and parts of Long Grove, Barrington, | 17 | | Mundelein, and Libertyville. This district was drawn to | 18 | | maintain the core of the district, maintaining 62.81% of the | 19 | | current district, while accounting for population shifts | 20 | | throughout the region and State. The district also was | 21 | | affected by changes made in surrounding districts to increase | 22 | | their political advantage. The proposed RD 51 has a population | 23 | | of 108,103 people, with an African American citizen voting-age | 24 | | population of 1.3%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population | 25 | | of 4.4%, and an Asian citizen voting-age population of 9.3%. | 26 | | Representative District 52 was underpopulated by 1,707 |
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| 1 | | people. The proposed district contains 75.91% of the current | 2 | | district. It includes the municipalities of Algonquin, | 3 | | Barrington, North Barrington, South Barrington, Barrington | 4 | | Hills, Lake Barrington, Carpentersville, Tower Lakes, | 5 | | Wauconda, Oakwood Hills. The communities within the proposed | 6 | | district are largely upper middle class economically and share | 7 | | similar demographics. They share similar median home values as | 8 | | well as median income households that are largely above the | 9 | | statewide median income. The proposed RD 52 has a population | 10 | | of 108,280 people, with an African American citizen voting-age | 11 | | population of 1.3%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population | 12 | | of 5.8%, and an Asian citizen voting-age population of 5.0%. | 13 | | Representative District 59 had population growth and | 14 | | needed to reduce population by more than 500. The proposed | 15 | | district includes 79.03% of the current district's population. | 16 | | The proposed district is mostly located in Lake County, with a | 17 | | small part of Cook County to retain a common area in Wheeling. | 18 | | The district includes the municipalities of Buffalo Grove, | 19 | | Wheeling, Lincolnshire, Indian Creek, Vernon Hills, Mundelein, | 20 | | Green Oaks, and Park City and portions of Libertyville and | 21 | | Mettawa. The proposed district remains mostly the same, | 22 | | although it brings in more of Libertyville to consolidate a | 23 | | township and keep communities of interest together. For | 24 | | example, Vernon Hills, Green Oaks, part of Indian Creek, part | 25 | | of Mettawa, and Libertyville all feed into Community High | 26 | | School District 128. |
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| 1 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,418, | 2 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 3 | | 2.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 11.9%, and | 4 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 12.3%. | 5 | | Representative District 60 was underpopulated by more than | 6 | | 350. The proposed district retains 88.59% of the current | 7 | | population. The district includes most of Waukegan, a large | 8 | | part of North Chicago, and portions of Wadsworth Village, | 9 | | Gurnee, and Park City. Beach Park was removed from the | 10 | | district to consolidate it with alike communities to the north | 11 | | in RD 61, and more of North Chicago was included to further | 12 | | consolidate the municipality. | 13 | | The proposed district has a total population of 107,929, | 14 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 15 | | 26.8%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 31.4%, and | 16 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 3.4%. | 17 | | Representative District 61 was underpopulated by more than | 18 | | 2,100 people. The proposed district contains 76.22% of the | 19 | | current district. It includes the municipalities of Beach | 20 | | Park, Gurnee, Zion, Winthrop Harbor, Wadsworth Village, Old | 21 | | Mill Creek, Lindenhurst, and Grandwood Park, and parts of | 22 | | Grayslake, Venetian Village, Third Lake, Gages Lake, and Lake | 23 | | Villa. This district was drawn for political purposes to | 24 | | assist with increasing the political advantage of this | 25 | | district, as well as to impact the political composition of | 26 | | neighboring districts. |
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| 1 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,042, | 2 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 3 | | 11.6%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 14.2%, and | 4 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 5.5%. | 5 | | Representative District 62 is overpopulated by nearly 200. | 6 | | The proposed district contains nearly 82% of the current | 7 | | district, including the municipalities of Long Lake, Round | 8 | | Lake Heights, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake, Round Lake Park, | 9 | | Grayslake, Hainesville, Grayslake, Libertyville and Gurnee. | 10 | | This district was drawn for political purposes to assist with | 11 | | increasing the political advantage of this district, as well | 12 | | as to impact the political composition of neighboring | 13 | | districts. | 14 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,358, | 15 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 16 | | 4.1%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 16.7%, and | 17 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 4.5%. | 18 | | Representative District 63 was underpopulated by 879 | 19 | | people. It includes the municipalities of Crystal Lake, | 20 | | McHenry, Woodstock, Huntley, Oakwood Hills, Holiday Hills, | 21 | | Lakemoor, Wonder Lakewood, Volo, Hebron, Bull Valley, | 22 | | Greenwood. Proposed RD 63 contains the following townships in | 23 | | McHenry County: Alden, Hebron, Hartland, Greenwood, Seneca, | 24 | | and Dorr. This unites Dorr Township, which is split under the | 25 | | current RD 63. It also contains portions of the following | 26 | | townships in McHenry County: Grafton, Nunda, McHenry. It also |
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| 1 | | contains a portion of Wauconda Township in Lake County. In | 2 | | split townships, proposed RD 63 largely follows precinct | 3 | | boundaries except where necessary for population purposes. The | 4 | | northern boundary is the state line with Wisconsin. Similar to | 5 | | the current RD 63, the proposed RD 63 is a mix of agricultural | 6 | | land as well as urban land. Proposed RD 63, like the current RD | 7 | | 63, contains stops along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest line, | 8 | | which allows commuters to travel to and from downtown Chicago. | 9 | | Proposed RD 63, like the current RD 63, continues to represent | 10 | | communities along the Fox River and in the Fox River Valley. | 11 | | Within the proposed RD 63 are a number of lakes and | 12 | | recreational areas that serve local residents as well as | 13 | | visitors. This district was drawn for political purposes to | 14 | | assist with increasing the political advantage of this | 15 | | district, as well as to impact the political composition of | 16 | | neighboring districts. | 17 | | The proposed district has a total population of 107,997, | 18 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 19 | | 1.3%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 8.5%, and an | 20 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 2%. | 21 | | Representative District 64 was overpopulated by 1,659 | 22 | | people. It contains all of Richmond and Burton townships and | 23 | | the majority of McHenry Township. In Lake County, proposed RD | 24 | | 64 contains portions of Antioch, Grant, and Lake Villa | 25 | | townships. This greatly reduces the number of townships | 26 | | represented and township splits from the current RD 64. |
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| 1 | | Municipalities within the proposed RD 64 include Wonder Lake, | 2 | | McCullom Lake, Lakemoore, Johnsburg, Fox Lake, Lake Villa, | 3 | | Richmond, Spring Grove, Volo, and Antioch. The northern | 4 | | boundary of proposed RD 64 is the state line with Wisconsin, | 5 | | like the current RD 64. The western boundary largely follows | 6 | | township lines except for a small portion in the southwest | 7 | | corner of the proposed RD 64, which is incorporated into the | 8 | | proposed RD 63 for population purposes. Along the southern and | 9 | | eastern boundary, precinct lines are largely followed except | 10 | | where necessary for population purposes where the eastern | 11 | | boundary lines largely follow Deep Lake Road and Route 45. | 12 | | Proposed RD 64, like the current RD 64, continues to represent | 13 | | communities along the Fox River and in the Fox River Valley. | 14 | | Within the proposed RD 64 are a number of lakes and | 15 | | recreational areas that serve local residents as well as | 16 | | visitors. Proposed RD 64 is served by Metra's North Central | 17 | | Service, which takes commuters to and from downtown Chicago. | 18 | | Proposed RD 64's is relatively homogeneous demographically and | 19 | | is predominantly middle class and upper middle class. The | 20 | | partisan advantage of the proposed RD 64 is similar to the | 21 | | current RD 64. | 22 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,084, | 23 | | with an African American voting-age population of 1.4%, a | 24 | | Hispanic voting-age population of 6.2%, and an Asian | 25 | | voting-age population of 1.5%. | 26 | | Northwest Suburbs: Representative Districts 43, 44, 53, |
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57, 58, 65, and 66 comprise the northwest suburban | 2 | | areas. These districts retain the core of each existing | 3 | | district to the greatest extent possible, but there are | 4 | | deviations due to population shifts, the need to ensure equal | 5 | | population, and political considerations. | 6 | | RD 43 has experienced a population loss of 552 people over | 7 | | the past decade. Proposed RD 43 has a population of 108,222, | 8 | | which is compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. | 9 | | Proposed RD 43 maintains a similar shape to current RD 43 but | 10 | | becomes more compact while shifting east. | 11 | | Proposed RD 43 contains portions of current RD's 44, 52, | 12 | | and 65. Of the population in proposed RD 43, 92.81% reside in | 13 | | current RD 43. Changes were made in part to meet the equal | 14 | | population requirement, make the district more compact, and | 15 | | maintain communities of interest in the district. | 16 | | Residents of proposed RD 43 are united through portions of | 17 | | Barrington Community Unit School District 220, School District | 18 | | U-46, and Community Unit School District 300. | 19 | | The eastern border of proposed RD 43 follows the natural | 20 | | boundary of Cook County. The eastern border of proposed RD 43 | 21 | | is expanded east from current RD 43 to include Elgin from | 22 | | current RD 44 in order to keep the community together. | 23 | | Proposed RD 43 also contains portions of East Dundee, | 24 | | Carpentersville, and Streamwood. Similar to current RD 43, | 25 | | proposed RD 43 is split between Cook and Kane Counties with a | 26 | | majority of the districting remaining in Kane County. The |
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| 1 | | southern border of proposed RD 43 contains part of a natural | 2 | | boundary created by the Metra Soo Railroad. | 3 | | The Fox River runs through proposed RD 43, as it does in | 4 | | the current RD 43, serving as a major landmark and attracts | 5 | | residential populations, as well drives commercial development | 6 | | and tourism in the area. | 7 | | Proposed RD 43 contains Chicago and North Western Railroad | 8 | | lines, which serve as major arteries to facilitate tourism, | 9 | | development, transportation, and commerce in the region. | 10 | | Citizen Voting Age population is 7.9% African American, | 11 | | 35.8% Hispanic, and 6.2% Asian. | 12 | | RD 44 is overpopulation by over 1,300 people. Proposed RD | 13 | | 44 has a population of 108,243, and is therefore compliant | 14 | | with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed RD 44 | 15 | | maintains a 94.63% core of current RD 44 and preserves | 16 | | incumbent-constituent relationships. | 17 | | Proposed RD 44 maintains a similar shape to current RD 44, | 18 | | containing portions of Schaumburg, and a large amount of | 19 | | Streamwood and Hanover Park, but becomes more compact while | 20 | | shifting east due, in part, to account for a population gain of | 21 | | 1,331. | 22 | | Residents of proposed RD 44 are unified through Township | 23 | | High School District 211, School District U-46, Barrington | 24 | | Community Unit School District 220, and Schaumburg Community | 25 | | Consolidated School District 54. | 26 | | The northern boundary of proposed RD 44 follows I-190, |
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| 1 | | while the southern border follows a portion of Highway 20 in | 2 | | order to maintain a majority minority district. | 3 | | Citizen Voting Age Population in the reconfigured district | 4 | | is 5.7% African American, 20.4% Hispanic, and 17.5% Asian. | 5 | | Representative District 53 is overpopulated by more than | 6 | | 1,800 people. The proposed district consolidates more of the | 7 | | municipality of Mount Prospect, while adding in Rolling | 8 | | Meadows which share similar community characteristics, | 9 | | inducing median income. Mount Prospect's Park District | 10 | | includes a few blocks south of Golf Road, which are kept into | 11 | | proposed RD 53. Harper College is almost entirely located in | 12 | | proposed RD 53. | 13 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,240, | 14 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 15 | | 2.9%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 8.4%, and an | 16 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 9.2%. | 17 | | Representative District 54 had a population loss of more | 18 | | than 1,400. The district includes portions of Prospect | 19 | | Heights, Arlington Heights, and Palatine. The district shares | 20 | | many similarities with RD 53, and together collectively | 21 | | combine municipalities that form a Legislative District that | 22 | | leans Democratic. The proposed district moves southeast to | 23 | | account for population shifts. The district also keeps | 24 | | together a densely populated Asian community. | 25 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,369, | 26 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of |
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| 1 | | 2.4%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 8%, and an | 2 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 6.3%. | 3 | | Representative District 55 gained more than 900 people. | 4 | | The proposed district includes 55.79% of the population of the | 5 | | current district. The proposed district consists of Cook | 6 | | County and includes parts of Park Ridge, most of Des Plaines | 7 | | and a small portion of the 41st Ward in Chicago. The 41st Ward | 8 | | is a community of similar interest to the suburban Cook County | 9 | | portions of the proposed district. The new proposed district | 10 | | improves the compactness of the district while maintaining the | 11 | | core of the district as Des Plaines. The proposed district | 12 | | also brings together two communities (Park Ridge and Des | 13 | | Plaines) that share a township and high school township | 14 | | district. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,041, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 17 | | 3.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 11.2%, and | 18 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 12.5%. | 19 | | Representative District 56 did not experience any | 20 | | significant population changes, but was adjusted to account | 21 | | for the neighboring and regional districts. The proposed | 22 | | district includes 79.21% of the population of the current | 23 | | district. The boundaries of proposed RD 56 increase minority | 24 | | influence. Greater portions of the population draw from highly | 25 | | diverse areas of Cook County. | 26 | | The new lines for also remove portions of Elk Grove |
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| 1 | | Village to help consolidate that community into one district. | 2 | | Proposed District 56 contain school districts Lake Park | 3 | | Community High School District 108, Township High School | 4 | | District 214, Township High School District 211, Schaumburg | 5 | | Community Consolidated School District 54, and Community | 6 | | Consolidated School District 59. | 7 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,087, | 8 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 9 | | 3.6%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 10.4%, and | 10 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 13.7%. | 11 | | Representative District 57 was overpopulated by more than | 12 | | 500. The district retains 70% of the population of the former | 13 | | district, with the changes primarily to increase the | 14 | | likelihood of electing democrats in surrounding districts. The | 15 | | district sits mostly in Cook County, with a small portion in | 16 | | Lake, and includes Wheeling, Northbrook, Buffalo Grove, | 17 | | Glencoe, Riverwoods, and Lincolnshire and very small parts of | 18 | | Deerfield, Prospect Heights, Des Plaines and Glenview. The | 19 | | portions of Palatine and Mount Prospect were removed to assist | 20 | | other districts and aid in maintaining more of those | 21 | | municipalities' populations in other districts. To unite the | 22 | | cities on the west that share regional interests, the western | 23 | | border receded east to accommodate those communities of | 24 | | interest. RD 57 still represents both northern Cook and Lake | 25 | | counties which share socioeconomic, ethnic, and religious | 26 | | similarities. Proposed RD 57 consolidates more of the similar |
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| 1 | | more urban communities in the region by traveling farther east | 2 | | and out of the previous western part of the district. | 3 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,168, | 4 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 5 | | 2.1%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 9.3%, and an | 6 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 10%. | 7 | | Representative District 58 was underpopulated by nearly | 8 | | 1,500. The proposed district ensures equal population and | 9 | | retains nearly 96% of the current population. The district | 10 | | includes parts of Highland Park, Deerfield, Lake Forest, | 11 | | Bannockburn, Lake Bluff, Highwood City, Glencoe, Lincolnshire, | 12 | | Mettawa, Green Oaks, Knollwood, and North Chicago. RD 58 had | 13 | | to take in population and expanded west to keep a majority of | 14 | | the district in Lake County, and the area of Cook County shares | 15 | | commonalities with the rest of the district. | 16 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,007, | 17 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 18 | | 3.6%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 6.7%, and an | 19 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 5.2%. | 20 | | Representative District 65 was overpopulated by more than | 21 | | nearly 10,000. It includes the municipalities of South Elgin, | 22 | | Elgin, Campton Hills, Lily Lake, Wayne, Bartlett, St. Charles, | 23 | | Elburn, Prestbury and Sugar Grove. | 24 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,395, | 25 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 26 | | 3.1%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 8.2%, and an |
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| 1 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 5.4%. | 2 | | Representative District 66 was overpopulated by more than | 3 | | 5,500. The proposed district includes 59.58% of the existing | 4 | | district population. The proposed RD 66 includes Kane and | 5 | | McHenry counties and includes the townships of Algonquin, | 6 | | Dundee, Elgin and Grafton. To reduce population, the proposed | 7 | | district removed the populated northwest side of Crystal Lake | 8 | | and added the less populated parts of Elgin and | 9 | | Carpentersville. The proposed district reflects changes | 10 | | requested during public testimony at the McHenry County | 11 | | redistricting hearing. Public comments asked for communities | 12 | | of similar economic and community interests by adding more of | 13 | | Carpentersville and Elgin and removing the northwest side of | 14 | | Crystal Lake that best reflects the interests of the | 15 | | neighboring districts. By adding more of Elgin into the | 16 | | proposed district, it allows Elgin to be split into two | 17 | | districts rather than split between several districts and | 18 | | consolidates the community. Proposed RD 66 also takes in a | 19 | | portion of Elgin to consolidate the city more, putting it into | 20 | | 2 districts primarily with the outskirts taken into two other | 21 | | districts. RD 66 has the municipalities of Carpentersville, | 22 | | West Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, Elgin, a small portion of East | 23 | | Dundee, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, and Crystal Lake. Due to | 24 | | the rise in population, much of the west side of the district | 25 | | got put into a neighboring district to unite more similar | 26 | | communities. School Districts in proposed RD 66 include |
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| 1 | | Community Unit School District 300 takes in students from | 2 | | Carpentersville, West and East Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, | 3 | | Algonquin, and Lake in the Hills. These represent a community | 4 | | of interest kept together in the proposed RD 66. Crystal Lake | 5 | | CCSD 47 also pulls in students from Crystal Lake and Lake in | 6 | | the Hills, keeping communities of interest united. | 7 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,241, | 8 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 9 | | 2.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 11.7%, and | 10 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 6.1%. | 11 | | DuPage County: DuPage County saw a modest population | 12 | | increase over the past decade, and reconfigurations in this | 13 | | area reflect this; the cores of existing House districts were | 14 | | held largely intact with some adjustments in order to create | 15 | | compact districts of substantially equal population. Several | 16 | | of the district cross into Cook, Will, and Kane counties. | 17 | | Representative District 41 is overpopulated by more than | 18 | | 2,200. The proposed district includes 89.28% of the existing | 19 | | district population. The proposed district retains Naperville | 20 | | as the core of the district and maintains the heart of the | 21 | | Illinois Research & Development Corridor formed by the | 22 | | Interstate 88. The district also includes a portion of | 23 | | Warrenville. | 24 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,047, | 25 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 26 | | 5.8%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 5.81%, and |
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| 1 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 11.3%. | 2 | | Representative District 42, which was formerly RD 48, is | 3 | | overpopulated by more than 2,100. The proposed district | 4 | | includes 90.31% of the existing 48th District population. The | 5 | | proposed district retains the core of current RD 48 and | 6 | | contains Lisle, Lombard, Glen Ellyn, and Downers Grove. The | 7 | | proposed district maintains the core of the current district | 8 | | and the boundaries largely remain the same. Proposed RD 42 is | 9 | | anchored by Interstate 355, Interstate 88, the College of | 10 | | DuPage, Wheaton College, Hidden Lake Forest Preserve and the | 11 | | Morton Arboretum, and it creates transportation corridors by | 12 | | extending to include the intersection of I-88 and Highway 355. | 13 | | Proposed RD 42 also contains Union Pacific Railroad and has | 14 | | public transportation available on the Metra through the Union | 15 | | Pacific West Line. The Western border follows boundaries | 16 | | created by Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District | 17 | | and Glenbard Township High School District 87. Proposed RD 42 | 18 | | picks up portions of former RDs 48 and 81. | 19 | | The district preserves numerous communities of interest, | 20 | | including a population of Asian households that stretch from | 21 | | the south section of Lombard to the portion of Downers Grove. | 22 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,166, | 23 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 24 | | 4.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 5.8%, and an | 25 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 6.6%. | 26 | | Representative District 45, which is the current RD 47, |
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| 1 | | had a population gain of 5,881. The proposed RD 45 retains | 2 | | 87.55% of current RD 47. This district was drawn for political | 3 | | purposes to assist with increasing the political advantage for | 4 | | neighboring districts. It includes all or portions of | 5 | | Elmhurst, Oakbrook Terrace, Westmont, Clarendon Hills, | 6 | | Hinsdale, Willowbrook and Downers Grove. The district | 7 | | stretches from the northern municipal boundary of Elmhurst | 8 | | into the south regions of Westmont. The district includes | 9 | | Elmhurst University as well as intersections of several busy | 10 | | highways including Highway 20, I-290, Highway 83, Highway 54, | 11 | | Highway 38 and State Highway 34. This district was drawn to | 12 | | protect communities of similar economic interest as well as | 13 | | keep several school districts together. The proposed district | 14 | | has a total population of 108,076, with an African American | 15 | | citizen voting-age population of 3%, a Hispanic citizen | 16 | | voting-age population of 7%, and an Asian citizen voting-age | 17 | | population of 8.7%. | 18 | | Representative District 46 had a population loss of more | 19 | | than 500. The proposed district retains a majority of the | 20 | | district, maintaining 93.20% its core, with small geographical | 21 | | shifts to account for population loss. The district contains | 22 | | all or portions of Carol Stream, Bloomingdale, Glendale | 23 | | Heights, Addison, Glen Ellyn and Villa Park. The proposed | 24 | | district keeps Villa Park united and follows the boundaries of | 25 | | Villa Park and Glendale Heights, while also maintaining strong | 26 | | business districts, the DuPage County Forest Preserve, and |
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| 1 | | access to Interstate 355. | 2 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,157, | 3 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 4 | | 6.8%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 13.6%, and | 5 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 14.3%. | 6 | | Representative District 47, the current RD 42, gained more | 7 | | than 1,500 people. The proposed RD 47 retains 66.73% of | 8 | | current RD 42. The district is located entirely within DuPage | 9 | | County and includes Wayne, Bloomingdale, Milton, Winfield, | 10 | | Naperville, and Lisle townships. Households in the communities | 11 | | within the proposed district have similar median incomes, | 12 | | ranging from $82,062 to $125,926. Proposed RD 47 is a strong | 13 | | professional community with socioeconomic similarities. Homes | 14 | | in the communities within the proposed district also share | 15 | | similar values, ranging from $221,700 in Warrenville and | 16 | | $416,700 in Naperville. The proposed district is united by its | 17 | | proximity to open space recreational land including McDowell | 18 | | Grove Forest Preserve, Warrenville Grove Forest Preserve, | 19 | | Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, Danada Forest Preserve, St. | 20 | | James Farm Forest Preserve, Cantigny Park, Timber Ridge County | 21 | | Forest Preserve, Timber Ridge Forest Preserve, West Branch | 22 | | Forest Preserve. The district's northwest point sits | 23 | | in-between West Branch Forest Preserve and Hawk Hollow forest. | 24 | | The district runs east to include Carol Stream, the most west | 25 | | point of Glen Ellyn and Wheaton. The southeast corner of the | 26 | | district includes a tiny portion of the Morton Arboretum and |
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| 1 | | goes south to reach the very north edge of Naperville. Along | 2 | | the west side sits Warrenville, a small portion of Blackwell | 3 | | Forest Preserve and Lakewood. | 4 | | Proposed RD 47 has a population of 108,239, with an | 5 | | African American citizen voting-age population of 3.7%, a | 6 | | Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 4.8%, and an Asian | 7 | | citizen voting-age population of 7.1%. | 8 | | Representative District 48, formerly RD 45, had a | 9 | | population gain of 3,441 people. The proposed RD 48 retains | 10 | | 74.74% of current RD 45. The proposed district is comprised of | 11 | | Cook and DuPage counties and contains the municipalities of | 12 | | Elk Grove Village, Wood Dale, Itsaca, Roselle, Bloomingdale, | 13 | | Bartlett, and Carol Stream. This district was drawn to | 14 | | consolidate Bloomingdale Township into fewer House districts | 15 | | and keep several school districts together (Roselle SD 12, | 16 | | Medinah School District 11, Itasca School District 10). The | 17 | | proposed district stretches west to Bartlett and all the way | 18 | | east to Elk Grove Village. The proposed district keeps | 19 | | communities of similar economic interests and values together. | 20 | | The median income of communities in the proposed RD 48 ranges | 21 | | from $79,680 to $105,245. The total population for this | 22 | | district is 108,316, with an African American citizen | 23 | | voting-age population of 2.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age | 24 | | population of 9.3%, and an Asian citizen voting-age population | 25 | | of 9.8%. | 26 | | Representative District 49, which was formerly RD 84, was |
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| 1 | | overpopulated by more than 3,300. The proposed district | 2 | | maintains 93.49% of current RD 84, and contains the | 3 | | municipalities of Aurora, Oswego, Boulder Hill, Naperville, | 4 | | and Montgomery. The district is at the intersection of the | 5 | | counties of DuPage, Will, Kendall, and Kane. | 6 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,127, | 7 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of 12%, | 8 | | a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 15.5%, and an | 9 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 12.2%. | 10 | | Representative District 50 was overpopulated by 6,700. | 11 | | This proposed RD 50 contains 50.39% of the current district. | 12 | | It contains the municipalities of Oswego, Yorkville, | 13 | | Montgomery, Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles. This | 14 | | district was drawn to keep communities of similar economic | 15 | | interests and values together. The median income of | 16 | | communities in the proposed RD 50 ranges from $69,730 to | 17 | | $111,232. This district contains many school districts that | 18 | | pull in students from communities within the district, like | 19 | | Geneva CUSD 308, Kaneland CUSD 302, Yorkville CUSD 115. This | 20 | | district follows natural boundaries like Lake Run and Fox | 21 | | River. The proposed RD 50 unites communities in Kane County | 22 | | and Kendall County that border the Fox River. These | 23 | | communities would have a shared interest in flood control and | 24 | | water quality. This district is also connected by US Highway | 25 | | 34, US Highway 30 and Galena Road. The southern border of the | 26 | | district is constructed to keep the East Aurora School |
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| 1 | | District 131 together to the extent population will allow. The | 2 | | northern part of the district includes the Brewster Creek | 3 | | Industrial Park, a major regional employment hub. The southern | 4 | | end of the district contains a former Caterpillar factory, | 5 | | which is the site of a planned redevelopment. Keeping these | 6 | | two manufacturing centers together in one House district | 7 | | enables a legislator to best advocate for employers in this | 8 | | area. | 9 | | The total population for this district 108,167, with an | 10 | | African American citizen voting-age population of 6.2%, a | 11 | | Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 14.7%, and an Asian | 12 | | citizen voting-age population 1.6%. | 13 | | Representative District 81 had a slight loss in population | 14 | | of 100. The proposed district remains largely the same | 15 | | geographically and includes 85.13% of the population of the | 16 | | current district. There is a small shift to help consolidate | 17 | | the communities of Naperville, Woodridge, and Downers Grove. | 18 | | Proposed RD 81 contains a major transportation corridor, as | 19 | | Interstate 355 bisects into the proposed district. | 20 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,242, | 21 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 22 | | 4.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 5.7%, and an | 23 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 9.31%. | 24 | | Representative District 82 was overpopulated by more than | 25 | | 2,000. The proposed district contains 83.11% of the current | 26 | | district. It includes Cook, DuPage, and Will counties and the |
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| 1 | | municipalities of Western Springs, Hinsdale, Indian Head Park, | 2 | | Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, Darien, Lemont, Palos Park, Homer | 3 | | Glen, Woodridge, and Lockport. This district was drawn to keep | 4 | | all of Lemont Township in one House district as well as several | 5 | | community school districts; Hinsdale Community CSD 181, Lemont | 6 | | Township HSD 210, Lemont Bromberek Combined School District | 7 | | 113A and Cass School District 63. The district also keeps | 8 | | almost all of Glower SD62, Hinsdale Township HSD 86, and Lyons | 9 | | Township HSD204 together. The northern border of the district | 10 | | is formed by the Burlington Northern Santa FE Railroad and has | 11 | | a southern border of north Homer Glen. | 12 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,131, | 13 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 14 | | 3.4%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 5.3%, and an | 15 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 7.3%. | 16 | | Representative District 83 gained more than 1,000 people. | 17 | | The proposed district includes 74.06% of the population of the | 18 | | current district. It remains largely within Kane County and | 19 | | dips into DuPage to increase the population of Aurora within | 20 | | the district. Some of the deviations were made for political | 21 | | purposes, including to assist the political advantage for | 22 | | neighboring districts, including RD 84 and RD 50. | 23 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,588, | 24 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 25 | | 9.9%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 40.2%, and | 26 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 3.4%. |
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| 1 | | Representative District 84, the current RD 49, had a | 2 | | population gain of more than 1,000. The proposed district | 3 | | retains 68.81% of the current RD 49, plus it unites West | 4 | | Chicago in one district. The district unites a number of | 5 | | DuPage County's forest preserves and nature areas into a | 6 | | single district, including the James "Pate" Phillips State | 7 | | Park, Pratt Wayne Woods County Forest Preserve, West Chicago | 8 | | Prairie County Forest Preserve, Blackwell Forest Preserve, | 9 | | DuPage County Big Woods Forest Preserve, the Red Oak Nature | 10 | | Center, and the North Aurora Island Park. | 11 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,291, | 12 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 13 | | 3.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 14.6%, and | 14 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 6.7%. | 15 | | Will County: Representative Districts 85, 86, 97, and 98 | 16 | | sit mostly within Will County, with portions sitting in DuPage | 17 | | and Kendall counties. | 18 | | Representative District 85 had a population loss of less | 19 | | than 300. The proposed district includes 87.68% of the | 20 | | population of the current district, with minor adjustments to | 21 | | account for the population change and changes to neighboring | 22 | | districts. The proposed district maintains the core of the | 23 | | district and contains Woodridge, Bolingbrook, Lemont, | 24 | | Romeoville, Lockport, Bonnie Brae, Crest Hill, and Fairmont | 25 | | and a small portion of Naperville. | 26 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,404, |
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| 1 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 2 | | 15.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 14.7%, and | 3 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 5.2%. | 4 | | Representative District 86 had a population loss of nearly | 5 | | 1,500. The proposed district includes 84.64% of the population | 6 | | of the current district. It includes Joliet, Ridgewood, | 7 | | Shorewood, Channahon, Wilmington, Rockdale, Elwood, Preston, | 8 | | Ingalls Park, and Lorenzo. The town of Lorenzo is added to the | 9 | | district because it follows the growth along the I-55 | 10 | | corridor, and many in Lorenzo commute to work in Joliet at the | 11 | | Exxon Mobil Corp and Refinery. | 12 | | The proposed district has a total population of 107,985, | 13 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 14 | | 19.8%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 18.5%, and | 15 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of .9%. | 16 | | Representative District 97 was overpopulated by 11,637 | 17 | | people. The proposed district contains 76.14% of the current | 18 | | district. It includes parts of Kendall and Will counties and | 19 | | all or parts of Aurora, Naperville, Plainfield, Joliet, | 20 | | Shorewood, and Bolingbrook municipalities. This district was | 21 | | drawn to keep families of similar economic interests and | 22 | | median incomes together. The northern border is Wolf's | 23 | | Crossing Rd with the southern border being the municipality of | 24 | | Shorewood. | 25 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,249, | 26 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of |
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| 1 | | 9.4%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 13.3%, and | 2 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 6%. | 3 | | Representative District 98 was overpopulated by more than | 4 | | 3,000. The district includes parts of Joliet, Plainfield, | 5 | | Crystal Lawn, Crest Hill, Romeoville, and Bolingbrook, and as | 6 | | reconfigured is entirely within Will County. Population in | 7 | | parts of Romeoville and Bolingbrook due to population growth. | 8 | | Additional areas of Joliet were added to the district to | 9 | | enhance the partisan composition of the district. All | 10 | | communities in the district are linked by their proximity to | 11 | | Interstate 55, which bisects the district. The district | 12 | | retains 77.22% of the core of the current district, which was | 13 | | originally created based on witness testimony received in 2011 | 14 | | about the common interests of residents relocating to the | 15 | | growing area. Public transportation and school quality were | 16 | | among these concerns. Testimony indicated that it makes the | 17 | | most sense to keep these growing populations together, as | 18 | | opposed to lumping them in with downstate communities. | 19 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,177, | 20 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 21 | | 14.1%, a Hispanic Citizen Voting Age Population of 17.3%, and | 22 | | an Asian Citizen Voting Age Population of 5.7%. | 23 | | North Central Illinois: The districts in the north central | 24 | | Illinois region suffered a significant loss of population, and | 25 | | as a result the districts have been reconfigured. For the most | 26 | | part, the core communities remain intact, but efforts were |
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| 1 | | made to connect the more urban areas of the districts to | 2 | | maximize their political power. | 3 | | Representative District 67 had a population loss of more | 4 | | than 7,000 residents. The proposed district retains 87.53% of | 5 | | the current district population. To adjust for the loss of | 6 | | population, the district adds parts of New Milford and Cherry | 7 | | Valley, which were previously in RD 67 prior to 2011. The | 8 | | district keeps the 5th and 11th Wards of Rockford in the | 9 | | district as requested by Armando Cardenas from the Coalition | 10 | | of Latino Leaders in Rockford in his written and oral | 11 | | testimony at a hearing of the House Redistricting Committee. | 12 | | The proposed median household income of Rockford is $40,100, | 13 | | $42,200 for New Milford and $58,800 for Cherry Valley. The | 14 | | district remains entirely within Winnebago County. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,223, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 17 | | 24.1%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 11.9%, and | 18 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.2%. | 19 | | Representative District 68 had a population loss of more | 20 | | than 500 residents. The proposed district retains 67.71% of | 21 | | the current district population. The portions of the district | 22 | | that include Rockford remain largely unchanged with only | 23 | | slight variations to the borders. Manufacturing remains the | 24 | | top industry in the current district and the proposed district | 25 | | moves east to include the city of Belvidere, which is home to | 26 | | the Belvidere Chrysler Assembly Plant. The workers at the |
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| 1 | | plant are part of The International Union, United Automobile, | 2 | | Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW). | 3 | | The Belvidere community shares a similar interest to the | 4 | | existing core of the current district in that they have a | 5 | | shared interest in being represented by someone who supports | 6 | | organized labor and carries a commitment to protecting the | 7 | | rights of organized labor and working families. | 8 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,198, | 9 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of 7%, | 10 | | a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 9.5%, and an Asian | 11 | | citizen voting-age population of 2.5%. | 12 | | Representative District 69 lost more than 600 in | 13 | | population. The changes in the district are primarily to | 14 | | account for population changes in the region. It maintains a | 15 | | variety of major factors that already define this district. | 16 | | Additionally, branching out to different geographic areas with | 17 | | similar interests is critical in building a district with a | 18 | | population unified in its needs from its government and | 19 | | priorities for the future. RD 69's proposed northeast border | 20 | | proceeds westward along the Illinois - Wisconsin border. | 21 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,599, | 22 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 23 | | 1.9%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 7.5%, and an | 24 | | Asian American citizen voting-age population of 1.1%. | 25 | | Following the release of the proposed legislative map on | 26 | | Friday, May 21, 2021, Republican state representatives made |
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| 1 | | public comments criticizing the number of incumbent Republican | 2 | | state representatives whose primary residences were located in | 3 | | the same representative district as another incumbent | 4 | | Republican state representative. This new proposed district | 5 | | boundary therefore changed boundaries from the original | 6 | | proposal district from Friday, May 21. Following the request | 7 | | of Republicans, RD 69 was reconfigured to put Representative | 8 | | Keicher's home in RD 70, while keeping Representative | 9 | | Sosnowski's home in RD 69. | 10 | | Representative District 70 lost nearly 400 people. The | 11 | | changes in the district are primarily to account for | 12 | | population changes in the region. The proposed district | 13 | | maintains consistency in socioeconomic status, ethnic | 14 | | tradition, municipal government and various other practical | 15 | | considerations. Proposed RD 70 will contain Kane, DeKalb, | 16 | | Kendall, and McHenry counties, and the municipalities of | 17 | | Sandwich, Plano, Sugar Grove, Gilberts, Huntley and Hampshire. | 18 | | Those municipalities have median incomes of $65,984, $73,233, | 19 | | $118,638, $97,135, $75,100 and $100,809 respectively. | 20 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,203, | 21 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 22 | | 1.9%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 8.4%, and an | 23 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 4.0%. | 24 | | Following the release of the proposed legislative map on | 25 | | Friday, May 21, 2021, Republican state representatives made | 26 | | public comments criticizing the number of incumbent Republican |
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| 1 | | state representatives whose primary residences were located in | 2 | | the same representative district as another incumbent | 3 | | Republican state representative. This new proposed district | 4 | | boundary therefore changed boundaries from the original | 5 | | proposal district from Friday, May 21. Following the request | 6 | | of Republicans, RD 70 was reconfigured to include | 7 | | Representative Keicher's home. | 8 | | Representative District 75 is overpopulated by 4,569 | 9 | | people. To reduce population and account for population shifts | 10 | | in neighboring districts, proposed RD 75 loses population in | 11 | | its current southern and eastern portions and gains population | 12 | | west and north. This helps make proposed RD 75 more compact. | 13 | | Proposed RD 75 contains portions of LaSalle, DeKalb, Kendall, | 14 | | Grundy, and Will counties. Townships in the proposed RD 75 | 15 | | include in DeKalb County, Somonauk; in LaSalle County, | 16 | | Northville, Mission, Miller, Manlius, and Brookfield | 17 | | (partial); in Grundy County, Nettle Creek, Erienna, Norman, | 18 | | Vienna (partial), Wauponsee, Morris, Saratoga, Aux Sable, | 19 | | Goose Lake, and Felix; in Will County, Wilmington (partial) | 20 | | and Reed (partial); and in Kendall County, Seward (partial), | 21 | | Na-Su-Say (partial), Oswego (partial), Bristol (partial), | 22 | | Little Rock (partial), Fox, Kendall, Lisbon, and Big Grove. | 23 | | Municipalities in proposed RD 75 include Marseilles, Seneca, | 24 | | Sheridan, Lisbon, Morris, Channahon, Minooka, Carbon Hill, | 25 | | Diamond, Coal City, Braidwood, Wilmington, Joliet, Oswego, | 26 | | Plainfield, Yorkville, Milington, Millbrook, Somonauk, Plano, |
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| 1 | | and Sandwich. Communities within proposed RD 75 are similar | 2 | | demographically and have similar rates of owner-occupied | 3 | | housing, broadband internet adoption, computer availability in | 4 | | homes, and a similar per capita income ranging from | 5 | | approximately $30,000 to $35,000. Proposed RD 75 is more | 6 | | compact than the current RD 75. The partisan composition of | 7 | | the proposed RD 75 is similar to that of the current RD 75. | 8 | | The proposed district has a total population of 107,827, | 9 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 10 | | 4.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 8.2%, and an | 11 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 0.7%. | 12 | | Representative District 76 lost nearly 4,000 people over | 13 | | the past decade and is bordered to the north, south, and west | 14 | | by areas that also experienced extensive declines in | 15 | | population. While this regional population loss necessitated | 16 | | some significant reconfiguration, 57.63% of the existing RD | 17 | | 76's core is maintained in the district. The proposed district | 18 | | achieves its target population by connecting several of the | 19 | | largest cities in the north central Illinois region. The | 20 | | southern end of the proposed district maintains the existing | 21 | | connection between Ottawa, North Utica, LaSalle, Peru, and | 22 | | Spring Valley, and combines this with the city of DeKalb, | 23 | | which is kept whole in the proposed district. | 24 | | Several economic, geographic, and regional factors connect | 25 | | DeKalb and the Illinois River Valley communities. Median | 26 | | income in DeKalb is much closer to the median incomes of Peru, |
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| 1 | | LaSalle, Ottawa, and other small parts of the district, as | 2 | | opposed to communities DeKalb is connected to the current | 3 | | configuration, where the median income reaches as high as | 4 | | $119,000. With economies centered around manufacturing and | 5 | | distribution, both DeKalb and the Illinois River Valley | 6 | | communities are centers for organized labor and have a shared | 7 | | interest in representation that will prioritize the needs of | 8 | | middle-class workers. In the northern end of the district, | 9 | | distribution centers for Target, Nestle, and 3M are all | 10 | | located in DeKalb, and the Ferrara Distribution Center just | 11 | | south of DeKalb, a major regional distribution center for | 12 | | Wal-Mart located in Spring Valley in the southern end of the | 13 | | district. | 14 | | Nearly all the communities in the proposed district are | 15 | | hubs along the interstate highway system, giving these areas a | 16 | | shared interest in representation that prioritizes | 17 | | infrastructure investment and maintenance. Interstate 80 | 18 | | connects Ladd, Dalzell, LaSalle, and Dayton in the southern | 19 | | end of the district. Interstate 39 links LaSalle and | 20 | | Jonesville. DeKalb is a major stop along Interstate 88. The | 21 | | DeKalb Oasis, one of Illinois' largest rest stops on | 22 | | Interstate 88, is included in the district. The district | 23 | | follows State Highway 23 from Ottawa to DeKalb. | 24 | | The district shares environmental interests. The proposed | 25 | | district links the four areas in the Illinois River Valley | 26 | | that have been designated as Superfund sites by the United |
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| 1 | | States Environmental Protection Agency - Spring Valley, | 2 | | Ottawa, and two sites in LaSalle. Furthermore, including | 3 | | DeKalb in the district links these sites with Northern | 4 | | Illinois University - one of the state's leading institutions | 5 | | for environmental studies. | 6 | | The district also connects river communities with a shared | 7 | | interest in flood control and water quality. The Illinois | 8 | | River and its tributaries flow across the entire southern end | 9 | | of the district, while the Kishwaukee River flows through all | 10 | | of DeKalb in the northern part of the district. The district | 11 | | also includes Wedron, which borders the Fox River. The Fox | 12 | | River makes up the district's southeastern boundary. Boating | 13 | | and watersports contribute to the economies of each of these | 14 | | communities. DeKalb, Wedron, LaSalle, Ottawa, and Peru have | 15 | | numerous businesses dedicated to river recreation, fishing, | 16 | | boat rental, and more. | 17 | | DeKalb and the Illinois River Valley communities included | 18 | | in the proposed district have a shared interest in hunting and | 19 | | fishing. The southern end of the district includes a number of | 20 | | popular duck, goose, and deer hunting locations, and hunting | 21 | | clubs are a significant part of the local economy. Meanwhile, | 22 | | numerous parks and nature areas in DeKalb attract fishers, | 23 | | including Prairie Park, East Lagoon, and Rotary Park. The | 24 | | proposed district reconnects DeKalb and LaSalle, which were | 25 | | previously connected into one representative district under | 26 | | legislative maps enacted in 1981. |
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| 1 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,489, | 2 | | and the citizen voting age population of the proposed RD 76 is | 3 | | 6.9% African American, 7.4% Hispanic, and 1.4% Asian. | 4 | | Central Illinois: Representative Districts 87, 88, 91, 92, | 5 | | 95, 96, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, and 109 lost | 6 | | more than 6,000 people over the past decade, necessitating | 7 | | reconfiguration in parts of the region. | 8 | | Representative District 87 includes portions of current RD | 9 | | 87 and 88 in part because the district and surrounding | 10 | | districts lost significant population. The district contains | 11 | | McLean, Tazewell, Logan counties, and municipalities Pekin, | 12 | | Delavan, Atlanta, Emden, Mackinaw, Green Valley, Twin Grove, | 13 | | San Jose and Waynesville. | 14 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,540, | 15 | | with an African American voting-age population of 3.1%, a | 16 | | Hispanic voting-age population of 2.2%, and an Asian | 17 | | voting-age population of 1.2%. | 18 | | Following the release of the proposed legislative map on | 19 | | Friday, May 21, 2021, Republican state representatives made | 20 | | public comments criticizing the number of incumbent Republican | 21 | | state representatives whose primary residences were located in | 22 | | the same representative district as another incumbent | 23 | | Republican state representative. This new proposed district | 24 | | boundary therefore changed boundaries from the original | 25 | | proposal district from Friday, May 21. Following the request | 26 | | of Republicans, RD 87 was reconfigured to put Representative |
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| 1 | | Luft's home in RD 93, while keeping Representative Sommer's | 2 | | home in RD 87. | 3 | | Representative District 88 is overpopulated by nearly | 4 | | 2,000. RD 88 is within the counties Dewitt, Piatt, Menard, | 5 | | Logan, McLean, Macon, and Sangamon. The communities in this | 6 | | district share similar socioeconomic interests with median | 7 | | household incomes ranging from $50,480 from $74,684 with | 8 | | median home values ranging from $98,400 to $146,900. The | 9 | | proposed district has a total population of 108, 307, with an | 10 | | African American citizen voting-age population of 3.4%, a | 11 | | Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 1.6%, and an Asian | 12 | | citizen voting-age population of .4%. | 13 | | Representative District 91 contains Peoria, Tazewell, | 14 | | Woodford, and McLean counties. Communities within these | 15 | | counties have substantially similar median household incomes, | 16 | | ranging from $55,842 in Peoria to $72,808 in Woodford. Median | 17 | | home values are also very similar, ranging from $129,800 in | 18 | | Peoria to $168,700 in Woodford. Proposed RD 91 maintains a | 19 | | community of interest among college students, faculty and | 20 | | staff by keeping Illinois State University and Illinois | 21 | | Wesleyan University together and united within a single | 22 | | representative district. The proposed district also contains | 23 | | the intersection of multiple major highways including | 24 | | Interstate 39, Interstate 55, Interstate 74, State Route 150, | 25 | | Highway 117. The proposed district has a total population of | 26 | | 108,192, with an African American citizen voting-age |
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| 1 | | population of 8.1%, a Latino citizen voting-age population of | 2 | | 3.7%, and an Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.5%. | 3 | | Representative District 92 lost 3,491 people over the past | 4 | | decade, necessitating expansion. The proposed district retains | 5 | | 86.45% of the core of the current district and remains | 6 | | entirely within Peoria County. The proposed district expands | 7 | | to include more of the City of Peoria and keeps nearly all of | 8 | | West Peoria and Peoria Heights. As proposed, the district | 9 | | unites more of Peoria School District 150 in one House | 10 | | district. | 11 | | The proposed district has a population of 108,089, an | 12 | | African-American voting age population of 25.77%, a Hispanic | 13 | | voting age population of 3.8%, and an Asian voting age | 14 | | population of 1.8%. | 15 | | Representative District 96 lost nearly 6,000 people over | 16 | | the past decade. The reconfigured district retains the | 17 | | communities of interest formed between the city of Decatur and | 18 | | Springfield - two major central Illinois cities connected by | 19 | | Interstate 72. The proposed district includes 72.31% of the | 20 | | population of the current district. The district as proposed | 21 | | contains the vast majority of urban Decatur, all of the towns | 22 | | of Mt. Auburn, Roby, and Buckhart, a significant portion of | 23 | | the city of Springfield, and portions of autonomous | 24 | | municipalities of Jerome and Southern View, which are | 25 | | surrounded entirely by Springfield. In response to repeated | 26 | | requests from Republican members of the House Redistricting |
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| 1 | | Committee to consolidate Springfield's representation into | 2 | | fewer districts, the proposed RD 96 expands to include more of | 3 | | the city of Springfield and consolidate the city's central | 4 | | core into two House districts and one Senate district. The | 5 | | proposed district also fulfills requests from hearings by | 6 | | keeping the majority of Decatur intact as requested by a | 7 | | Decatur City Council member and reflecting the socioeconomic | 8 | | links between Decatur and parts of Springfield as noted by a | 9 | | Decatur business owner. | 10 | | Eastern Springfield shares numerous socioeconomic | 11 | | similarities with Decatur; in many categories, including | 12 | | median household income, unemployment, and public school | 13 | | attendance, Springfield's east side compares more to Decatur | 14 | | than to other parts of Springfield outside of the proposed RD | 15 | | 96. Rather than creating multiple representative districts | 16 | | with a significant portion of residents with similar | 17 | | socioeconomic needs, proposed RD 96, by joining much of | 18 | | Decatur with the east side of Springfield, creates a | 19 | | representative district in which the needs and concerns of | 20 | | lower-income residents can be better addressed by one | 21 | | representative. | 22 | | With the seat of State government in Springfield, many | 23 | | State workers commute from Decatur to Springfield, and some | 24 | | Springfield residents work at the hospitals and manufacturing | 25 | | facilities in Decatur, creating a shared interest on those | 26 | | fronts. The health care industry is a major employer in both |
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| 1 | | Springfield and Decatur; the proposed district places the | 2 | | Springfield Medical District in one district while linking | 3 | | this area with central Illinois hospitals with similar needs | 4 | | and interests in Decatur. The reconfigured district links | 5 | | Millikin University with Richland Community College, which was | 6 | | previously located in another district. | 7 | | The partisan composition of the district is enhanced by | 8 | | extending farther west into Springfield. As configured, the | 9 | | district also keeps small central Illinois cities | 10 | | Mechanicsburg, Buffalo, and Dawson complete in adjacent | 11 | | districts, as these communities share a school district. | 12 | | Stonington, Taylorville, and Rochester, which currently are | 13 | | fully or partially in RD 96 have been removed so they may be | 14 | | kept whole in proposed RD 95. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,128, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 17 | | 23.8%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 2%, and an | 18 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of .6%. | 19 | | Representative District 101 was overpopulated by 183 | 20 | | people. The proposed district reaches its most north point | 21 | | in-between the south side of Gibson City and the north side of | 22 | | Fisher. The district travels south east along the outside of | 23 | | Champaign city limits. The district dips up to pick up St. | 24 | | Joseph before continuing south to reach its most southern | 25 | | point in Janesville. The western border travels from the | 26 | | southern border north passing through or containing the towns |
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| 1 | | Sullivan, Atwood, Ivesdale, Mahomet and Dickerson. The entire | 2 | | district is made of rural areas and small towns outside of | 3 | | Charleston and Mattoon. Communities within the proposed | 4 | | district are largely similar demographically. They are also | 5 | | bound together with similar median incomes. The proposed | 6 | | district has a total population of 108,164, with an African | 7 | | American voting-age population of 2.2%, a Hispanic voting-age | 8 | | population of 2.4%, and an Asian voting-age population of | 9 | | .60%. | 10 | | Representative District 102 was overpopulated by 1,040 | 11 | | people. The proposed RD 102 is in Champaign, Vermilion, Edgar, | 12 | | Clark, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, and Lawrence | 13 | | counties. This includes many different municipalities | 14 | | throughout those counties that share rural interests and | 15 | | values. This district keeps many school districts intact. The | 16 | | population of proposed RD 102 is 108,353, with an African | 17 | | American voting-age population of 3.2%, a Hispanic voting-age | 18 | | population of 1.5%, and an Asian voting-age population of .3%. | 19 | | Following the release of the proposed legislative map on | 20 | | Friday, May 21, 2021, Republican state representatives made | 21 | | public comments criticizing the number of incumbent Republican | 22 | | state representatives whose primary residences were located in | 23 | | the same representative district as another incumbent | 24 | | Republican state representative. This new proposed district | 25 | | boundary therefore changed boundaries from the original | 26 | | proposal district from Friday, May 21. Following the request |
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| 1 | | of Republicans, RD 102 was reconfigured to include | 2 | | Representative Niemerg's home. | 3 | | Representative District 103 increased in population by | 4 | | 3,716 people over the past decade. The district sits entirely | 5 | | within the cities of Champaign and Urbana, and retains 100% of | 6 | | the core of the existing district. Numerous factors link the | 7 | | cities of Champaign and Urbana, including current | 8 | | representation, partisan similarities, and the flagship campus | 9 | | of the University of Illinois - which is a major employer and | 10 | | economic engine in the district. It keeps the cores of | 11 | | Champaign and Urbana together with the University of Illinois | 12 | | campus, the main housing areas, and the major traffic patterns | 13 | | around Champaign, Urbana and the U of I campus. The proposed | 14 | | district also preserves, intact and in one district, the | 15 | | community of interest populations of African Americans to the | 16 | | north of the city centers and Asians to the south of the city | 17 | | centers. | 18 | | Keeping the majority of the cities of Champaign and Urbana | 19 | | in one House district and entirely within one Senate district | 20 | | strengthens both an urban community of interest in this | 21 | | district and a rural community of interest in surrounding | 22 | | districts. This separation helps ensure that elected officials | 23 | | in surrounding areas can focus on issues that are more | 24 | | pressing to rural communities. | 25 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,416, | 26 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of |
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| 1 | | 17.1%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 5.8%, and | 2 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population of 7.4%. | 3 | | Representative District 104 was underpopulated by over 800 | 4 | | people. The proposed RD 104 is in Champaign and Vermilion | 5 | | counties. The proposed district contains Danville, Tilon, | 6 | | Westville, Belgium, Oakwood, Muncie, Fithian, Royal, Savoy, | 7 | | Thomasboro, and Rantoul. RD 104 is made up of the areas outside | 8 | | of the urban areas of Champaign and Urbana. It extends north of | 9 | | the city to take in Thomasboro and Rantoul. It travels east | 10 | | along the northern boundaries of Ogden and Stanton Townships. | 11 | | This northern boundary follows E 2500 North Rd. The western | 12 | | boundary extends all the way to the border of Illinois and | 13 | | Indiana. This envelopes nearly the entire municipality of | 14 | | Danville. This district was drawn to keep the surrounding | 15 | | communities around Champaign Urbana together. The proposed RD | 16 | | 104 has a population of 108,119, with an African American | 17 | | voting-age population of 15.1%, a Hispanic voting-age | 18 | | population of 3.5%, and an Asian voting-age population of | 19 | | 3.3%. | 20 | | Representative District 105 was overpopulated by 4,224. It | 21 | | includes the counties of LaSalle, Putnam, Marshall, Woodford, | 22 | | Livingston and the municipalities of Streator, Metamora, | 23 | | Roanoke, El Paso, Washburn and Cornell. It included the school | 24 | | districts of Putnam County CUSD 535, Lostant CUSD 425, | 25 | | Fieldcrest CUSD 6, Lowpoint Washburn CUSD #21, Roanoke-Benson | 26 | | CUSD 60, Flanagan-Cornell Unit 74, El Paso Gridley, CUSD 11 |
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| 1 | | and Lexington 7 McLean County 5. | 2 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,275, | 3 | | with an African American voting-age population of 2.4%, a | 4 | | Hispanic voting-age population of 2.5%, and an Asian | 5 | | voting-age population of 1.8%. | 6 | | Representative District 106 was underpopulated by 5,283. | 7 | | It includes the counties of LaSalle, Grundy, Livingston, | 8 | | McLean, Ford, Champaign, Vermilion, Iroquois, and Kankakee. | 9 | | Households in the communities within proposed RD 106 have | 10 | | similar median incomes, ranging from $46,515 to $77,160. | 11 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,282, | 12 | | with an African American voting-age population of 2%, a | 13 | | Hispanic voting-age population of 3.4%, and an Asian | 14 | | voting-age population of .7%. | 15 | | Representative District 107 is compromised largely of | 16 | | portions of current RDs 101 and 102. Proposed RD 107 contains | 17 | | Moultrie, Macon, Shelby, Effingham, Fayette, Christian, | 18 | | Montgomery, and Cumberland Counties. Municipalities of Pana, | 19 | | Owaneco, Wenonah, Nokomis, Strasburg, Witt, Coalton, Ramsey, | 20 | | Herrick, Altamont, Stewardson, Sigel, Sullivan, Lovington, | 21 | | Beecher, and Effingham are within the confines of proposed RD | 22 | | 107. Communities within the proposed district have very | 23 | | similar median household incomes ranging from $46,650 in | 24 | | Fayette to $61,456 in Moultrie. The proposed district mostly | 25 | | follows township lines throughout Moultrie, Macon, Shelby, | 26 | | Effingham, Fayette, Christian, Montgomery, and Cumberland |
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| 1 | | Counties. The district includes municipalities along IL 16 | 2 | | west of Hillsboro. This includes Witt, Nokomis, and Pana. It | 3 | | also unites communities along IL 51. The western border goes | 4 | | to Cumberland and Effingham County, then goes east to include | 5 | | the city of Effingham. | 6 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,085, | 7 | | with an African American voting-age population of 2.0%, a | 8 | | Latino voting-age population of 0.9%, and an Asian voting-age | 9 | | population of 0.3%. | 10 | | Following the release of the proposed legislative map on | 11 | | Friday, May 21, 2021, Republican state representatives made | 12 | | public comments criticizing the number of incumbent Republican | 13 | | state representatives whose primary residences were located in | 14 | | the same representative district as another incumbent | 15 | | Republican state representative. This new proposed district | 16 | | boundary therefore changed boundaries from the original | 17 | | proposal district from Friday, May 21. Following the request | 18 | | of Republicans, RD 107 was reconfigured to put Representative | 19 | | Niemerg's home in RD 102 and Representative Wilhour's address | 20 | | in RD 110. | 21 | | Representative District 108 is comprised of large portions | 22 | | of former RDs 95 and 99. It includes parts of Madison, | 23 | | Macoupin, Montgomery, Christian, and Sangamon counties. The | 24 | | proposed district will keep Alhambra, Hamel, Leef, Omphghent, | 25 | | Olive, New Douglas, Gillespie, Dorchester, Cahokia, Mount | 26 | | Olive, Honey Point, Brushy Mound, Shaws Point, Carlinville, |
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| 1 | | Nilwood, South Otter, North Otter, Virden, Girard, Bois D'Arc, | 2 | | Pitman, Harvel, Raymond, Zanesville, North Litchfield, | 3 | | Southern Litchfield, Walshville, Hillsboro, Grisham, New | 4 | | Berlin, Island Grove, Cartwright, Loami, Talkington, and | 5 | | Auburn Township all under one district. The proposed district | 6 | | allows for Springfield to be less split over several districts | 7 | | than the current map. The district boundaries follow the local | 8 | | county and township boundaries. While Highland School District | 9 | | is split between proposed 108 and 109, the "center school | 10 | | towns" of Alhambra, Grantfork, and New Douglas are largely | 11 | | kept together. The students from these towns attend | 12 | | kindergarten through 5th grade at Alhambra and Grantfork | 13 | | schools together before going to Highland Middle School and | 14 | | High School. The proposed district has a total population of | 15 | | 108,088, with an African American citizen voting-age | 16 | | population of 2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of | 17 | | 1%, and an Asian citizen voting-age population of .6%. | 18 | | Metro East: Generally labeled as the "Metro East", this | 19 | | region borders St. Louis, Missouri to the east. It has seen | 20 | | significant population loss over the last ten years, losing | 21 | | more than 10,000 residents within the four representative | 22 | | districts over the last decade. This has resulted in the | 23 | | representative districts having to add population to reach the | 24 | | targeted equal population. This is an economically and | 25 | | socially diverse region with common economic challenges which | 26 | | impact all or parts of the area. Many of the residents of these |
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| 1 | | four representative districts work in and commute to St. Louis | 2 | | every day. | 3 | | Representative District 111 had a population loss of more | 4 | | than 1,500 residents. The proposed district keeps 82.48% of | 5 | | the current district, including the core of Riverbend Region. | 6 | | It is located entirely within Madison County, whereas current | 7 | | RD 111 is split between Madison and Jersey counties. The | 8 | | cities of Alton, Godfrey, Bethalto, Wood River, East Alton, | 9 | | Hartford, Rosewood Heights, Roxana and South Roxana all belong | 10 | | to the same Chamber of Commerce Group, the Riverbend Growth | 11 | | Association. The proposed district removes much of the rural | 12 | | areas of the current district and adds more of Granite City so | 13 | | it is only divided between two representative districts | 14 | | instead of three. The proposed district adds parts of Glen | 15 | | Carbon and Maryville which share many of the same social, | 16 | | cultural and economic characteristics as seen in other parts | 17 | | of the proposed district. The proposed district has a total | 18 | | population of 108,160, with an African American citizen | 19 | | voting-age population of 8%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age | 20 | | population of 1.7%, and an Asian citizen voting-age population | 21 | | of .6%. | 22 | | Representative District 112 had a population loss of 200. | 23 | | The district boundaries were adjusted to accommodate | 24 | | significant population loss in the Metro East region and | 25 | | retains 79.68% of the core of the current district. It | 26 | | includes more of Granite City which splits Granite City |
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| 1 | | between two representative districts and one legislative | 2 | | district instead of three representative districts and two | 3 | | legislative districts. The proposed district includes more of | 4 | | Caseyville and Fairview Heights, puts all of State Park Pace | 5 | | and Fairmont Race Track in one district, and keeps Southern | 6 | | Illinois University - Edwardsville campus in the district, | 7 | | with the campus boundary as one of the western district lines. | 8 | | Changes in the southern border of the proposed district return | 9 | | the district to some of the 2001 district boundaries. The | 10 | | proposed district has a total population of 108,283, with an | 11 | | African American citizen voting-age population of 13.3%, a | 12 | | Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 3.4%, and an Asian | 13 | | citizen voting-age population of 1.3%. | 14 | | Representative District 113 had a population loss of over | 15 | | 5,000. The proposed district is made up of portions of both | 16 | | Madison and St. Clair Counties. While the district expands its | 17 | | current border to add population, it roughly maintains the | 18 | | same shape and includes 73.54% of the current district. The | 19 | | divisions through Madison and Fairmont City follow along | 20 | | township and county boundaries. In the proposed district, both | 21 | | Belleville High School and O'Fallon High School are all in the | 22 | | South Western Conference for sports. The proposed district has | 23 | | a total population of 108,258, with an African American | 24 | | citizen voting-age population of 27.1%, a Hispanic citizen | 25 | | voting-age population of 3.7%, and an Asian citizen voting-age | 26 | | population of 1%. |
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| 1 | | Representative District 114 had a population loss of over | 2 | | 3,000 residents. The proposed RD 114 largely maintains the | 3 | | same shape and includes 70.53% of the current district. The | 4 | | proposed district makes whole Cahokia, East Carondelet, Sauget | 5 | | and Millstadt which were all previously split with another | 6 | | representative district. The proposed district's southern | 7 | | border now follows the Freeburg and Smithton Township lines | 8 | | and keeps the economic drivers and landmarks such as Scott Air | 9 | | Force Base in the district. The proposed district makes whole | 10 | | Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 and Dupo Community | 11 | | Unit School District 196, which were previously split. The | 12 | | proposed district has a total population of 108,174, with an | 13 | | African American citizen voting-age population of 39.4%, a | 14 | | Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 1.6%, and an Asian | 15 | | citizen voting-age population of .90%. | 16 | | Western Illinois: | 17 | | Representative District 71 is underpopulated by 1,955 | 18 | | people. To gain population and accommodate population shifts | 19 | | in neighboring districts, RD 71 shifts from Rock Island County | 20 | | and northwards to Rock Island County and southwards. Counties | 21 | | represented within the proposed RD 71 include Rock Island | 22 | | County, Henry County, Mercer County, Warren County, Knox | 23 | | County, and McDonough County. Proposed RD 71 contains the | 24 | | following townships: In Rock Island County, Coal Valley | 25 | | (portion), Hampton (portion), South Moline (portion), and | 26 | | Rural; in Henry County, Colona, Western, Lynn, and Oxford; in |
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| 1 | | Mercer County, Richland Grove, Rivoli, and North Henderson; in | 2 | | Knox County, Rio, Henderson, Galesburg City, Galesburg, and | 3 | | Knox; in Warren County, Kelly, Coldbrook, Monmouth, Lenox, | 4 | | Floyd, Roseville, Berwick, Swan, Greenbush; in McDonough | 5 | | County, Walnut Grove, Prairie City, Bushnell, Mound, Macomb, | 6 | | Emmet, and Macomb City (portion). Proposed RD 71 contains a | 7 | | higher education community of interest with Black Hawk | 8 | | College, Western Illinois University, Monmouth College, and | 9 | | Knox College. At the request of the Knox County Board, | 10 | | Galesburg is wholly located within one district. Proposed RD | 11 | | 71 preserves agricultural and small town communities of | 12 | | interest by keeping as many townships and municipalities as | 13 | | possible intact. The proposed RD 71's partisan index is | 14 | | similar to that of the current RD 71. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,241, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of 6%, | 17 | | a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 4.7%, and an Asian | 18 | | citizen voting-age population of 1.1%. | 19 | | Representative District 72 lost population of more than | 20 | | 3,600. Proposed RD 72 includes 89.06% of the current district. | 21 | | Located entirely within Rock Island County, proposed RD 72 | 22 | | keeps South Rock Island, Rock Island, and Moline townships | 23 | | together, as they are in current RD 72. To ensure compactness | 24 | | and unite communities of interest, proposed RD 72 fully | 25 | | incorporates Black Hawk Township, which is currently split | 26 | | between districts. Proposed RD 72 takes in additional portions |
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| 1 | | of Milan, Moline, and East Moline, while removing more rural | 2 | | areas of current RD 72. Expanding eastward to gain population, | 3 | | proposed RD 72 includes all of Hampton and more of Silvis, | 4 | | which is currently divided by a boundary line. Proposed RD 72 | 5 | | lies within the Peoria Catholic Diocese, and the | 6 | | Davenport-Rock Island-Moline media market-all distinctions | 7 | | carried over from current RD 72. It contains one regional | 8 | | airport authority in Moline, is represented by the Tri-City | 9 | | Building Trades, operates on the Bi-State Regional Commission | 10 | | and is covered by the Moline office of the Department of | 11 | | Employment Security. All of these characteristics are carried | 12 | | over from current RD 72. | 13 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,502, | 14 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of 10%, | 15 | | a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 10.5%, and an | 16 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.2%. | 17 | | Representative District 73 was underpopulated by 900. It | 18 | | includes portions of Henry, Bureau, Stark, Putnam, Marshall, | 19 | | Peoria and Woodford counties. The district's northern border | 20 | | follows the natural border created by the Rock River and has | 21 | | parts of northeast Peoria as its southern border. This | 22 | | district was drawn to keep communities of similar economic | 23 | | interest together as the median household income of all the | 24 | | counties range from $54,907 to $72,808. | 25 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,096, | 26 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of |
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| 1 | | 1.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 3.1%, and an | 2 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.1%. | 3 | | Representative District 74 was underpopulated by 2,973 | 4 | | people. It includes the municipalities of Rapids City, Port | 5 | | Byron, Cordova, Hillsdale, Erie, Hoopla, New Bedford, | 6 | | Prophetstown, Lyndon, Tampico, Deer Grove, Morrison, Albany, | 7 | | Fulton, Rock Falls, Sterling, Nelson, Walnut, Harmon, Ohio, | 8 | | Amboy, Sublette, La Moille, Mendota, Ashton, Franklin Grove, | 9 | | Dixon, and Coleta. This proposed district has a population of | 10 | | 108,161, with an African American citizen voting age | 11 | | population of 2.8%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population | 12 | | of 7.5%, and an Asian citizen voting-age population of 0.2%. | 13 | | Representative District 89 was underpopulated by 4,762. It | 14 | | has similar income levels, and similar home value levels. It | 15 | | has several highways within the confines of the district, | 16 | | including Highway 75, Highway 70, Highway 2, Highway 72, | 17 | | Highway 64, Highway 38, Interstate 39, State Route 2, and | 18 | | State Route 251. It also has several outdoor recreations, | 19 | | Hononegah Forest Preserve, Kieselburg County Forest Preserve, | 20 | | Rock Cut State Park, Rockton Bog Nature Preserve, Sugar River | 21 | | Alder Nature Preserve, Colored Sands Forest Preserve, Sand | 22 | | Bluff Bird Observatory, and Colored Sands Bluff Nature | 23 | | Preserve. | 24 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,257, | 25 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 26 | | 1.7%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 4.5%, and an |
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| 1 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.0%. | 2 | | Representative District 90 was underpopulated by over | 3 | | 2,000. RD 90 includes the counties of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, | 4 | | Winnebago, Ogle, and Carroll Counties. The municipalities in | 5 | | this district include East Dubuque, Menominee, Galena, Scales | 6 | | Mound, Apple River Village, Nora, Warren, Winslow, Lena, | 7 | | Hanover, Elizabeth, Savanna, Mount Carroll, Shannon, Lanark, | 8 | | Chadwick, Orangeville, Cedarville, Willow Lake, Freeport, | 9 | | Dakota, Rock City, Davis, Lake Summerset, Durand, Pecatonica, | 10 | | German Valley, Forreston, Adeline, Leaf River, Mount Morris, | 11 | | Oregon, Milledgeville, Thomson, Polo, and Lost Nation. This | 12 | | district unites many rural counties that border Wisconsin and | 13 | | Iowa. This district was drawn to maintain the partisan makeup | 14 | | of the current RD 90 and maintain incumbent relationships. | 15 | | This district also successfully keeps together many community | 16 | | unit school districts. | 17 | | The proposed RD 90 has a population of 108,285 people, | 18 | | with an African American voting age population of 4%, a | 19 | | Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 2.1%, and an Asian | 20 | | citizen voting-age population of .4%. | 21 | | Representative District 93 was underpopulated by more than | 22 | | 7,495. It includes the counties of Henry, Stark, Knox, Peoria, | 23 | | Fulton, and Tazewell. Median household income remains similar | 24 | | across the district, from $44k to $63k. The district has an | 25 | | abundance of green space and outdoor recreation including | 26 | | Snakeden Hollow State Fish & Wildlife Area. |
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| 1 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,384, | 2 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 3 | | 2.5%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 1.8%, and an | 4 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of .9%. | 5 | | Following the release of the proposed legislative map on | 6 | | Friday, May 21, 2021, Republican state representatives made | 7 | | public comments criticizing the number of incumbent Republican | 8 | | state representatives whose primary residences were located in | 9 | | the same representative district as another incumbent | 10 | | Republican state representative. This new proposed district | 11 | | boundary therefore changed boundaries from the original | 12 | | proposal district from Friday, May 21. Following the request | 13 | | of Republicans, RD 93 was reconfigured to include | 14 | | Representative Luft's home. | 15 | | Representative District 94 is underpopulated by 2,630 | 16 | | people. It includes the counties of Rock Island County | 17 | | (partial), Mercer County (partial), Henderson County, Warren | 18 | | County (partial), Hancock County, Adams County (partial), | 19 | | Schuyler County, Mason County, Menard County (partial), | 20 | | Tazewell County (partial), Fulton County (partial), McDonough | 21 | | County (partial). It includes the townships of Rock Island, | 22 | | Bowling, Edgington, Andalusia, Buffalo Prairie, and Drury; | 23 | | Eliza, Duncan, Perryton, Preemption, New Boston, Millersburg, | 24 | | Mercer, Greene, Keithsburg, Abington, Ohio Grove, and Suez; | 25 | | Henderson County, Bald Bluff, Oquawka, Rozetta, Biggsville, | 26 | | Gladstone, Carman, Stronghurst, Media, Lomax, Terre Haute, and |
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| 1 | | Raritan; Warren County, Sumner, Spring Grove, Hale, Tompkins, | 2 | | Ellison, and Point Pleasant; Hancock County, La Harpe, Durham, | 3 | | Dallas City, Pontoosuc, Appanoose, Nauvoo, Sonora, Rock Creek, | 4 | | Pilot Grove, Fountain Green, Hancock, Carthage, Prairie, | 5 | | Montebello, Warsaw, Rocky Run-Wilcox, Wythe, Walker, Bear | 6 | | Creek, St. Albans, Chili, Harmony, St. Mary, and Augusta; | 7 | | Adams County, Keene, Houston, and Northeast; Schuyler County, | 8 | | Birmingham, Huntsville, Brooklyn, Camden, Littleton, Buena | 9 | | Vista, Woodstock, Bainbridge, Rushville, Frederick, Oakland, | 10 | | Browning; in Mason County, Allens Grove, Bath, Crane Creek, | 11 | | Forest City, Havana, Kilbourne, Lynchburg, Manito, Mason City, | 12 | | Pennsylvania, Quiver, Salt Creek, Sherman; Tazewell County, | 13 | | Spring Lake and Malone; in Fulton County, Astoria, Banner, | 14 | | Bernadotte, Buckheart, Cass, Deerfield, Ellisville, Fairview, | 15 | | Farmers, Harris, Isabel, Joshua, Kerton, Lee, Lewistown, | 16 | | Liverpool, Pleasant, Putman, Union, Vermont, Waterford, | 17 | | Woodland, and Young Hickory; McDonough County, Bethel, | 18 | | Blandinsville, Chalmers, Colchester, Eldorado, Hire, Industry, | 19 | | Lamoine, Macomb City, New Salem, Sciota, Scotland, and | 20 | | Tennessee. Menard County does not have the township form of | 21 | | government. The precincts from Menard County in proposed RD 94 | 22 | | are Athens North No. 2, Athens South No. 1, Atterberry No. 10, | 23 | | Greenview No. 6, Indian Creek No. 7, Oakford No. 9, Petersburg | 24 | | East No. 13, Petersburg North No. 14, Petersburg South No. 15, | 25 | | Petersburg West No. 16, Rock Creek No. 12, Sandridge No. 8, | 26 | | Sugar Grove No. 5, Tallula No. 11. To gain population and |
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| 1 | | account for population shifts in neighboring districts, | 2 | | proposed RD 94 gains population to the east and west and loses | 3 | | population to the south. | 4 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,311, | 5 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 6 | | .90%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 1.2%, and an | 7 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of .30%. | 8 | | Representative District 95 was underpopulated by more than | 9 | | 4,000. Proposed district 95 has its most north point on the | 10 | | southside of Sherman and contains the northern, western and | 11 | | southern outskirts of Springfield. Counties contained in the | 12 | | proposed district are Sangamon, Macon and Christian. | 13 | | Springfield and Taylorville municipalities are inside the | 14 | | proposed RD 95. Portions of Springfield and Taylorville in the | 15 | | proposed district have similar demographics. | 16 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,180, | 17 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 18 | | 7.4%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 1.5%, and an | 19 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of 1.4%. | 20 | | Representative District 99, which is the former RD 100, | 21 | | was underpopulated by more than 4,300. It includes portions of | 22 | | Kass, Morgan, Brown and Adams counties. The east border of the | 23 | | district is the Missouri-Illinois state lines with the west | 24 | | border of the district has Meredosia, the very southern part | 25 | | of Spring Valley and Liberty. This district was drawn to keep | 26 | | communities of similar economic interest together. The median |
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| 1 | | income for Jacksonville, Quincy and Beardstown is between | 2 | | $40,750 and $46,189. | 3 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,171, | 4 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of 6%, | 5 | | a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 2.5%, and an Asian | 6 | | citizen voting-age population of .5%. | 7 | | Representative District 100 was underpopulated by 4,339. | 8 | | It includes the parts of Adams, Scott, Pike, Morgan Green, | 9 | | Macoupin, Calhoun, Jersey, and Madison counties. Rural parts | 10 | | of Godfrey, Foster and Fort Russell townships in Madison | 11 | | County are in proposed RD 100 that are in current 111, this | 12 | | places them in a more rural district that better matches those | 13 | | areas than the more urban and industrial parts of current and | 14 | | proposed RD 111. The district boundaries follow the Missouri | 15 | | and Illinois borders and unite a plethora of Riverfront | 16 | | communities. The proposed district has a total population of | 17 | | 108,142, with an African American citizen voting-age | 18 | | population of 1.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population | 19 | | of 1%, and an Asian citizen voting-age population of .4%. | 20 | | Southern Illinois: The Southern Illinois region sustained | 21 | | some of the largest population losses in the State, and House | 22 | | districts required significant reconfiguration to create | 23 | | compact districts of substantially equal population. | 24 | | Representative District 109 has shifted significantly to | 25 | | accommodate new population. The proposed district will include | 26 | | all of Bond County and parts of Madison, Clinton, St. Clair, |
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| 1 | | Washington, and Fayette Counties. These counties are | 2 | | well-paired economically, with relatively consistent median | 3 | | household incomes throughout the group. Incomes range from | 4 | | $52,200 in Bond County to $63,900 in Clinton County. Townships | 5 | | in split counties are Vandalia, Bear Grove, Otego, and | 6 | | Kaskaskia, St. Rose, Wheatfield, Irishtown, East Fork, | 7 | | Meridian, Clement, Wade, Clement, Breese, Sugar Creek, Looking | 8 | | Glass, Germantown, Wade, Meridian, Helvetia, Marine, Jarvis, | 9 | | Pin Oak, Saline, St. Jacob in Madison County as well as other | 10 | | parts of St. Clair in proposed RD 109 include parts of O'Fallon | 11 | | small parts of Lebanon, and small parts of Mascoutah (mostly | 12 | | outskirts and subdivisions) All major areas of the proposed RD | 13 | | 109 are densely populated by people with German ancestry. St. | 14 | | Clair County, at the lowest, is 23.9% German-ancestry while | 15 | | Clinton goes as high as 51.2%. This is uniform across the | 16 | | district. Maintaining cultural cohesion will lead to a more | 17 | | unified district whose goals and priorities can be | 18 | | well-represented by their elected officials. | 19 | | Following the release of the proposed legislative map on | 20 | | Friday, May 21, 2021, Republican state representatives made | 21 | | public comments criticizing the number of incumbent Republican | 22 | | state representatives whose primary residences were located in | 23 | | the same representative district as another incumbent | 24 | | Republican state representative. This new proposed district | 25 | | boundary therefore changed boundaries from the original | 26 | | proposal district from Friday, May 21. Following the request |
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| 1 | | of Republicans, RD 110 was reconfigured to include | 2 | | Representative Wilhour's home. | 3 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,249, | 4 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 5 | | 3.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 2.1%, and an | 6 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of .7%. | 7 | | Following the release of the proposed legislative map on | 8 | | Friday, May 21, 2021, Republican state representatives made | 9 | | public comments criticizing the number of incumbent Republican | 10 | | state representatives whose primary residences were located in | 11 | | the same representative district as another incumbent | 12 | | Republican state representative. This new proposed district | 13 | | boundary therefore changed boundaries from the original | 14 | | proposal district from Friday, May 21. Following the request | 15 | | of Republicans, RD 109 was reconfigured to include | 16 | | Representative Meier's home. | 17 | | Representative District 110 was under populated by over | 18 | | 4,500 people. RD 110 is in Marion, Clay, Richland, Edwards, | 19 | | and Wabash counties, with parts of Clinton, Fayette, | 20 | | Effingham, and Wayne counties. This area shares similar | 21 | | socioeconomic interests with median income ranging from | 22 | | $43,400 to $63,300. RD 110 is an area with a high | 23 | | German-ancestry population. Crafting districts to maintain | 24 | | ethnic backgrounds will help reinforce traditions and culture | 25 | | along district lines. Regional traditions celebrating German | 26 | | heritage, such as Schweizer Fest. The southeast side of RD 110 |
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| 1 | | runs along the border with Indiana. The South side connects | 2 | | Calvin, Fairfield, Orchardville, and Kell, stopping near | 3 | | Sandoval. Highway 51 follows the West side until the western | 4 | | border tapers East near Vernon. RD 110 is farthest north at St. | 5 | | Elmo. The North to Northeast edge of the district follows from | 6 | | there to Bible Grove, Wakefield, Claremont, Lancaster and | 7 | | ultimately Allendale where it meets the Indiana border. The | 8 | | proposed district has a total population of 108,277, with an | 9 | | African American citizen voting-age population of 2.8%, a | 10 | | Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 1.1%, and an Asian | 11 | | citizen voting-age population of .4%. | 12 | | Representative District 115 is the core of the current RD | 13 | | 116, which lost population of 1,022. The proposed district | 14 | | contains all of Monroe and Randolph counties and portions of | 15 | | Clinton Jackson, St. Clair, and Washington counties, and the | 16 | | municipalities of Gorham, Murphysboro, Vergennes, Ava, | 17 | | Campbell Hill, Rockwood, Percy, Steeleville, Chester, | 18 | | Kaskaskia, Ellis Grove, Evansville, Ruma, Sparta, | 19 | | Coulterville, Tilden, Oakdale, Baldwin, Red Bud, Marissa, | 20 | | Lenzburg, New Athens, Hecker, Fayetteville, St. Libory, | 21 | | Venedy, Addieville, Mayestown, Valmeyer, Waterloo, Columbia, | 22 | | Dupo, Nashville, New Minden, Hoyleton, Bartelso, Hoffman, and | 23 | | Wamac. Within the proposed RD 115, the Jackson County portion | 24 | | contains all of Murphysboro, Sand Ridge, Fountain Bluff, | 25 | | Degognia, Kinkaid, Levan, Somerset, Vergennes, Ora, and | 26 | | Bradley townships. |
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| 1 | | Proposed RD 115 contains the following townships in St. | 2 | | Clair County: Lenzburg, Marissa, Fayetteville, New Athens, and | 3 | | Prairie Du Long. It also contains a portion of Millstadt | 4 | | Township in St. Clair County that is coterminous with | 5 | | Millstadt 3 precinct for population purposes. | 6 | | Proposed RD 115 contains portions of Du Bois and Ashley | 7 | | townships in Washington County. These are west of Route 51 and | 8 | | south of the Louisville and Nashville rail line. It also | 9 | | contains portions of Irvington Township north of Walnut Hill | 10 | | Road. It also contains the following townships in Washington | 11 | | County: Bolo, Pilot Knob, Oakdale, Lively Grove, Johannisburg, | 12 | | Plum Hill, Nashville, Beaucoup, Hoyleton, and Covington. | 13 | | Proposed RD 15 also contains the Venedy municipal portion of | 14 | | Venedy Township and the Addieville municipal portion of | 15 | | Okawville Township. Both municipalities cross township lines | 16 | | and this keeps these municipal portions in a single | 17 | | representative and legislative district. Proposed RD 115 | 18 | | contains Sante Fe and Lake townships in Clinton County. | 19 | | Proposed RD 115 has an agricultural community of interest | 20 | | and a recreational and tourism community of interest that | 21 | | includes Kinkaid Lake, Lake Murphysboro State Park, Middle | 22 | | Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge, Piney Creek Ravine | 23 | | Nature Preserve, Kaskaskia, which was the first State capital | 24 | | of Illinois, Randolph County State Recreation Area, and | 25 | | Washington County State Recreation Area. Proposed RD 115 also | 26 | | contains the Misselhorn Art Gallery in Sparta, which occupies |
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| 1 | | a former train depot used as a filming location in 1967's In | 2 | | The Heat of the Night, which the Library of Congress placed on | 3 | | the National Film Registry. | 4 | | Partisan advantage is largely the same as the current RD | 5 | | 115. | 6 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,104, | 7 | | with the African American citizen voting-age population is 5%, | 8 | | the Hispanic voting-age population is 1.5% and the Asian | 9 | | voting-age population is 0.60%. | 10 | | Representative District 116 is comprised of parts of | 11 | | former RDs 109, 115, 117, and 118. Proposed RD 116 contains all | 12 | | of Perry County, Jefferson County, and White County while | 13 | | containing portions of Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, and | 14 | | Wayne counties. Within Washington County, DuBois Township is | 15 | | split along Route 51 for population purposes, Ashley Township | 16 | | is split along Route 51 (east of the north-south portion) and | 17 | | north of the Louisville and Nashville rail line) for | 18 | | population purposes, and Irvington Township is split at Walnut | 19 | | Hill Road for population purposes. In Franklin County and | 20 | | Hamilton County, no townships are split. In Wayne County, | 21 | | Barnhill Township is split at Route 45 for population | 22 | | purposes, with proposed RD 116 picking up areas east of Route | 23 | | 45. Big Mound Township is split to keep all but a single | 24 | | unpopulated portion of Fairfield together in proposed RD 110. | 25 | | In Lamard Township, proposed RD 116 keeps everything west of | 26 | | Route 45 except for the central portions of Jeffersonville |
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| 1 | | east of Route 45 which are also in proposed RD 116. These | 2 | | adjustments help make proposed RD 116 more compact than | 3 | | current RD 116. Partisan advantage is largely the same as the | 4 | | current RD 116. Areas in proposed RD 116 have largely similar | 5 | | demographics, per capita income, rate of people living in | 6 | | poverty, average travel time to work, owner-occupied housing | 7 | | rate, mortgage costs, and rental housing costs according to | 8 | | American Community Survey data. Primary economic communities | 9 | | of interest include the agriculture industry and the energy | 10 | | industry. Counties in the proposed RD 116 have much higher | 11 | | than average shares of workers in these industries compared to | 12 | | the rest of the State. Proposed RD 116 contains the following | 13 | | municipalities: Buckner, Christopher, Cutler, Du Quoin, St. | 14 | | Johns, Tamaroa, Du Bois, Radom, Ashley, Richview, Irvington, | 15 | | Pinckneyville, Willisville, North City, Valier, Sesser, | 16 | | Benton, West City, Hanaford, Ewing, Macedonia, Ina, Nason, | 17 | | Bonnie, Waltonville, Woodlawn, Mt. Vernon, Bonnie, Dix, Belle | 18 | | Rive, Dahlgren, Bluford, Keenes, Wayne City, Sims, | 19 | | Jeffersonville, Fairfield, Belle Prairie, McLeansboro, | 20 | | Enfield, Springerton, Mill Shoals, Burnt Prairie, Carmi, | 21 | | Norris City, Maunie, Phillipstown, Crossville, and Grayville. | 22 | | Proposed RD 116 unites the city of Du Quoin, which is the home | 23 | | of the annual Du Quoin State Fair. In addition to the Du Quoin | 24 | | State Fair, other cultural attractions include Rend Lake | 25 | | recreational areas, Pyramid State Recreation Area, Mt. Vernon | 26 | | Game Propagation Center, and the Hamilton County State Fish & |
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| 1 | | Wildlife Area. Proposed RD 116 unites McLeansboro. Proposed RD | 2 | | 116 splits Graysville at the county line of Edwards County and | 3 | | White County, which runs through Graysville. | 4 | | Following the release of the proposed legislative map on | 5 | | Friday, May 21, 2021, Republican state representatives made | 6 | | public comments criticizing the number of incumbent Republican | 7 | | state representatives whose primary residences were located in | 8 | | the same representative district as another incumbent | 9 | | Republican state representative. This new proposed district | 10 | | boundary therefore changed boundaries from the original | 11 | | proposal district from Friday, May 21. Following the request | 12 | | of Republicans, RD 116 was reconfigured to put Representative | 13 | | Meier's home in RD 109, while keeping Representative Friess' | 14 | | home in 116. | 15 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,288, | 16 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 17 | | 5.3%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 1.9%, and an | 18 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of .5%. | 19 | | Representative District 117 was overpopulated by 368. It | 20 | | keeps together Pope, Massac, Johnson, Hardin, Gallatin, and | 21 | | Saline Counties. Split counties of Williamson, Franklin, and | 22 | | Hamilton are mostly split along township lines keeping | 23 | | Mayberry, Twigg, Cave, Frankfort, Southern, Flannigan, South | 24 | | Flannigan. Frankfort, West Marion and Herrin townships are the | 25 | | only split townships in proposed 117 to help ensure | 26 | | compactness and keep most municipalities together. Most of |
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| 1 | | these township slips are along current precinct lines. Only | 2 | | Frankfort is considerably split and it ensures an equal | 3 | | population between districts. All of the counties in proposed | 4 | | 117 have similar median household incomes with the counties | 5 | | ranging from $39k-$44k. Including places like Marion with | 6 | | median household income of $44.4k Proposed RD 117 includes | 7 | | mostly rural areas along with two of the larger population | 8 | | centers in Southern Illinois of Marion and Harrisburg. It also | 9 | | includes a large part of Shawnee National Forest and follows | 10 | | the Wabash and Ohio rivers that also make up the state's | 11 | | borders. | 12 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,076, | 13 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of | 14 | | 5.2%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 1.4%, and an | 15 | | Asian citizen voting-age population of .2%. | 16 | | Proposed RD 118 contains parts of former RDs 116, 117, and | 17 | | 118. The proposed district includes the entirety of Pulaski, | 18 | | Alexander, and Union counties. Proposed RD 118 splits Jackson, | 19 | | Franklin, and Williamson counties, largely keeping townships | 20 | | and municipalities whole. It contains all of Carbondale, Elk, | 21 | | De Soto, Makanda, Pomona, Grand Tower, Six Mile, Denning, | 22 | | Blairsville, Carterville, and Grassy townships, along with | 23 | | parts of Frankfort, Herrin, and West Marion townships. | 24 | | Southern Illinois has a strong regional identity, driven in no | 25 | | small part by Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. The | 26 | | University continues to be an economic engine as one of the |
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| 1 | | leading research universities in the State and a major | 2 | | employer for the area. Proposed RD 118 unites the entirety of | 3 | | the City of Carbondale and Southern Illinois University | 4 | | Carbondale Campus into one Representative District where both | 5 | | are currently divided into two Representative Districts and | 6 | | two Legislative Districts. In addition to the University, | 7 | | Proposed RD 118 includes John A. Logan Community College | 8 | | whereas it is currently in a different district than the two | 9 | | districts including the University. Southern Illinois and | 10 | | proposed RD 118 has unique geography that is also a source of | 11 | | tourism. Proposed RD 118 includes Giant City State Park and | 12 | | parts of the Shawnee National Forest. There are also multiple | 13 | | manmade lakes in proposed RD 118 widely used for recreation in | 14 | | the region including Little Grassy Lake, Crab Orchard Lake, | 15 | | Devils Kitchen Lake, and Cedar Lake. Proposed RD 118 also | 16 | | includes all of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, a collection of | 17 | | local wineries attracting tourists from the State and spurring | 18 | | further economic development in the region. Proposed RD 118 | 19 | | connects Southern Illinois communities with larger minority | 20 | | populations such as Pulaski, Mounds, Cairo, Mound City, Tamms, | 21 | | Carbondale, Ullin, and Thebes. This comes from testimony | 22 | | provided by Dr. Linda Flowers, President of the Carbondale | 23 | | NAACP during the Carbondale Redistricting hearing on April 19, | 24 | | 2021. | 25 | | The proposed district has a total population of 108,305 | 26 | | with an African American citizen voting-age population of |
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| 1 | | 11.0%, a Hispanic citizen voting-age population of 2.8%, and | 2 | | an Asian citizen voting-age population 1.0%; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That this House Resolution adopts and | 4 | | incorporates by reference the provisions of Senate Resolution | 5 | | 326 of the 102nd General Assembly.
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